HQ Company 7th High Wycombe Battalion Home Guard designation.
A scarce example of the embroidered designation for HQ Company 7th High Wycombe Battalion Home Guard. The 7th Battalion wore a special numeral as a Company designator in various colours until stand-down, it was probably introduced in 1942. In excellent, used condition with clear evidence of having been removed from a uniform with some loss to paper backing. ( SEE also item 9806 ). read more
Fire Protection & ARP Year book 1943-44.
Useful reference, the ' Fire Protection & ARP Year Book 1943-44 ' provides a wide array of important information. Listing all home fire brigades with their equipment from appliances to the footage of hose available. The book lists ARP officers, principle fire officers, manufacturers of ARP and Fire equipment, publications and includes information from the Salvage Corps to the Civil Nursing Rese... read more
Passive Defence Armband.
Printed armband, black on brown with the letters ' P.D.' These initials indicate ' Passive Defence ' an early reference to non-combat measures designed to protect civilians, infrastructure, and property from enemy air raids and gas attacks, more commonly referred to as ARP or Civil Defence. These armbands when encountered are more often than not in un-issued condition possibly an indication of ... read more
Careless Talk poster.
38cm x 25cm poster, part of the Careless Talk campaign entitled ' You Know More than Other People '. Printed by HMSO by Greycaine Ltd., Watford advising against the giving away of important information particularly to strangers. Unused condition, has been folded. read more
Royal Ordnance Factory lapel badge - No.22
Gilded brass lapel badge with pin fitting for Royal Ordnance Factory No.22. No.22 was R.O.F Steeton, near Keighley, West Yorkshire, which specialised in small arms ammunition manufacture particularly the production of 20 mm and .5-inch brass cartridge cases and projectiles. The factory opened in 1941 and closed in May 1945. These badges were introduced in 1940 for workers at the various factori... read more
45.00 GBP
War-Time Gardening.
C1942, 124pgs ' War-Time Gardening for Home Needs ' issued by Amateur Gardening. Covers all topics of gardening from the use of tools, crops, digging, and fruit . Also has extensive sections on cloches, greenhouses and frames, illustrated through out with sketches and diagrams. Generally good condition with some chipping to cover and spine. read more
London Transport ARP manual.
1938ed,35pgs manual for London Transport staff covering the basics of ARP. Starting with an introduction to the staff the manual concentrates mainly on poison gas but includes sections on bombs and assistance to passengers. In good used condition with minor marking. read more
30.00 GBP
Fire Watcher's lapel badge.
Silver and enamel, lapel badge for a Fire Watcher. Badge worn by the force intended to stop the spread of fire caused by bombs in mainly industrial/business premises. Superceded in 1941 by the Fire Guard. Badge in good, used, bright, condition with undamaged enamel, patinated reverse. read more
Wartime Highway Code.
' The Highway Code ' - issued by the Minister of War Transport. 24pgs outlining the ' rules ' of the road and in many ways recognisable by modern motorists. Appendix offers ' 18 points for drivers ....to help the war effort '. Good, used condition with some minor creasing, marking and foxing. read more
22.00 GBP
Wartime National Household Milk.
Wartime Ministry of Food National Household Milk tin .Typical wartime overprinted finish with instructions printed to side and steel salvage slogan. Smaller, 11cm size. This example in good overall condition with light wear and corrosion with the usual wartime spidering to finish . read more