Air Raid Wardens' Post alloy sign.
Original cast alloy sign for an Air Raid Wardens' Post. Featuring Eric Gill's ARP badge design and machine finished letters with a black crackle paint finish. 300mm x 100mm approx. This is an original and not one of the plethora of reproduced cast alloy examples currently on the market. Good, used condition. read more
Boxed " Freelight " A.R.P. Lamp.
N.O.S. " Freight " A.R.P. lamp contained in its original card box. A transformer type lamp which reduces mains electricity to provide power for a 6 volt cycle bulb ( not provided ) when plugged into a regular lamp holder. Advertises saving ' you making 100% Blackout in Halls, passages.....Shelters etc. Excellent, clean condition ( recommend testing before use ). read more
103rd Warwickshire AA Home Guard titles.
Blue on green printed titles for the 103rd Warwickshire Anti-Aircraft Battalion with accompanying HG shoulder title and Anti-Aircraft Command formation sign. The 103rd were a Rocket AA unit based in and around Stetchford in Birmingham. Good, used condition with clear signs of having been removed from a uniform. read more
95.00 GBP
W.R.P.C. A.R.P. Services lapel badge.
25mm Gilt and enamel lapel badge for an unidentified W.R.P.C. A.R.P. Services. Lapel fitting to reverse marked ' Thos.Fattorini, B'ham ' and numbered ' 134 '. Good, used condition with undamaged enamel and some minor abrasions. read more
Wartime Canister Mirro Cleaner.
N.O.S. canister of ' Mirro ' cleanser in an expedient wartime canister. Original packaging replaced with pressed card with only one metal cap. Half label marked ' Special Wartime Canister '. Excellent, clean condition with some small nibbles to label complete with contents. Scarce. read more
The Bells Go Down: The Diary of a London AFS Man
1st 1942 ' The Bells Go Down: The Diary of a London A.F.S. Man '. 176pgs ' providing an intimate, firsthand account of life in the Auxiliary Fire Service during the London Blitz. It chronicles the experiences of a volunteer firefighter from the outbreak of war, capturing the daily struggles, camaraderie, and dangers faced during the relentless aerial bombardment.' Striking d/w with some chippi... read more
40.00 GBP
Leicestershire Home Guard Lapel badge.
Gilt and enamel Leicestershire Home Guard lapel badge. Half moon lapel fitting to reverse. Generally good, used condition with some enamel damage to scrolls but uncommon. read more
ARP Handbook No.12 Animals
ARP Handbook No.12 ' Air Raid Precautions for Animals '. 1st Ed, 1939, 28 pages dealing with all subjects from evacuation to humane methods of dispatch. Good condition with some very light marking and creasing. read more
Warship Week Badge.
30mm card and tin pin back badge featuring a generic design ' Our Warship Week '. Excellent, used condition. read more
Early WVS Armband.
Early WVS armband , this style of armband was introduced in the summer of 1940 as a standard pattern for the WVS with 100,000 being made by a London company. This example is in good, used condition, with elastic adjustment. read more
48.00 GBP