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Those London schoolboys are scrambling for sweets which were not only off the ration but were being distributed free. The hand-out was at the front gates of Batger's, the confectioners, at Clapham Common, when the firm gave away a large quantity of sweets to local children to celebrate derationing. Rationing of sweets, introduced nearly eleven years ago, ended at midnight.

Those London schoolboys are scrambling for sweets which were not only off the ration but were being distributed free. The hand-out was at the front gates of Batger's, the confectioners, at Clapham Common, when the firm gave away a large quantity of sweets to local children to celebrate derationing. Rationing of sweets, introduced nearly eleven years ago, ended at midnight. Stock Photo
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PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo

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G66JX9

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39.8 MB (1.4 MB Compressed download)

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4096 x 3400 px | 34.7 x 28.8 cm | 13.7 x 11.3 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

5 February 1953

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London UK

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PA

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Children scramble for free off-ration sweets

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