Lot 503
Means of Payment – 1940s-1970s
Collection of about 144 various means of payment, mostly food, furniture and footwear coupons issued by Kibbutzim, Kevutzot and cooperative unions. 1940s-70s.
Coupons used in Kibbutzim such as Shamir, Netiv HaLamed Heh, Ruchama, Yifat, G'vat, Kfar Malal and more, in Kevutzot and in the cooperative society Kiryat Haim. Money-equivalent coupons for buying eggs, margarine, cigarettes, milk, footwear and furniture. The collection includes a food stamps booklet issued by the Ministry of Trade and Industry – Food Division (1960s) with coupons for meat and some general coupons. Bus tickets issued by various transportation companies, coupon for a soft drink in "Vitman" Tel-Aviv, coupons for Kalman Zik grocery store in Ramat HaSharon and more.
Provenance: Collection of Simon Cohen
