Re: War Tractors

Posted by Gerald J. on April 08, 2005 at 19:42:05 from (67.0.96.136):

In Reply to: War Tractors posted by TGIN on April 08, 2005 at 11:42:46:

EVERYTHING was rationed. You had to prove you couldn't support the war effort without the tractor and most tractors had war versions using the minimum of steel and rubber.

There was a lot of local politics in convincing the ration board to allow such a major purchase as a tractor. So getting one might indicate a lot of insider politics or under the table dealings. Those that had been refused probably would have held sore feelings for a long time.

At least that's what I heard later, I was too young to have noticed directly, though I blame those conditions for my propensity to be a packrat. Back then it didn't matter if you had money, you still couldn't get stuff because few consumer products were being made and groceries were rationed too.

Gerald J.

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