A World War II George VI Red Canvas covered Governmental Despatch Box stamped GviRI (George VI, Rex et Imperator (King & Emperor)), under the Royal Crown, and stamped 'MINISTER OF FOOD & SUPPLY',* with a brass swing handle at the rear, the interior lined with green velvet, and with a working lock and key.
Weight 3.85 kg
Size 40.5 x 29 x 13 cm
*Minister of Food & Supply (1939–1958) was a British government ministerial post whose major task was to oversee rationing in the United Kingdom arising out of World War II.
