This idea for this concept was to create an engaging mailer that would instantly portray “home during the war”. Prof. Maggie Andrews lectures on Worcestershire during the first world war, so images of soldiers overseas may not have been appropriate. However, the symbolic nature of a ration book emphasises everyday life at home. The ration book was also chosen to generate interest from an educational point of view - few people would know that ration books existed during the first world war. (Please note that this concept is for visual purposes only and is not historically accurate.)