![]() This event showed shoppers how to make use of mere scraps and strips of fabric to make useful objects. In today’s market Harrods is one of the top luxury department stores in the world, but back in 1943 it played host to a Make-do-and-mend fair arranged by the Board of Trade and showed how to scrimp with your spending. However, there were some who took pride in devising new ways to make the most of every food scrap, every inch of fabric, and every spare button. Historians have said that in Britain, where austerity measures were quite rigorous, many people felt resentful of the “make-do-and-mend” scheme, as they were weary of the shortages and constant scrimping. These short films were shown before feature films in theaters, one of the main entertainments of the era. ![]() ![]() Newsreels were a prime source of news during World War II, as the pre-television era offered only newspapers and radio as alternatives and not everyone had the latter. ![]()
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