Liverpool Warden's Civil Defence Tunic.

1941 Blouses A.R.P.57 Civil Defence battledress blouse style tunic for a Warden in the Liverpool Civil Defence. Featuring Warden's titles to both shoulders, CD breast badge and Liverpool area to l/h breast pocket and four year war service chevrons to right sleeve. Although the manufacturer's interior label is now missing, the inspection stamps reveal a 1941 date. In good, used condition with...  read more

Code: 13463

Fire Watcher's Helmet.

1940 dated MkII helmet produced by Joseph Sankey & Sons for use by a Fire Watcher. Black painted with the letters ' F/W ' to the front in what appears to be luminous paint. Manufacturer marked and dated to interior rim fitted with a size 7 MkII liner by Vero. Dusty interior with minor corrosion and abrasions to exterior.  read more

Code: 13462

A.T.S. Comforts Fund lapel badge.

Gilt and enamel, pin back lapel badge for the Duchess of Northumberland's Comforts Fund for the A.T.S. The fund produced items such as calendars and had events in order to provide comforts for the women of the A.T.S. Good, used condition.  read more

Code: 13461

Laugh it Off

One of the series of books by the publisher Raphael Tuck & Songs combining comic verse and drawings. Laugh it Off features superb artwork by Laurie Taylor and comic verses by ' Amos ' centring on a Home Front theme. 24pg landscape format. In good used condition with light marking to covers.  read more

Code: 13460

Ministry of Food Armband.

Printed blue and white Ministry of Food ' Food ' armband. Probably for use by MOF emergency food officers this example in good, clean, lightly used condition with some marking.  read more

Code: 13459

Vehicle Immobilisation Poster.

25cms x 38cms 1942 poster urging the immobilisation of vehicles to avoid use by ' the enemy ' as decreed by Defence Regulations. Excellent, clean condition.  read more

Code: 13458

Raising Rabbits for Meat leaflet

1942 leaflet issued by the Min. of Ag and Fisheries entitled ' Raising Rabbits for Meat ...how to breed, house and feed '. 8pgs outlining all aspects of rabbit care with diagrams. Rabbit and poultry keeping became popular during the war in order to supplement rations.
Good, used condition with slightly grubby covers.  read more

Code: 13457

WVS County Staff ' rank ' bar.

Chrome and enamel pinback County Staff rank bar by L.Simpson, London. The County Staff brooch was introduced for WVS members employed at county headquarters from April 1942.
This is an economy version with a painted rather than enamel finish. Good, used condition with some very minor surface abrasions.  read more

Code: 13456

On Guard! A History of the 10th ( Torbay ) Battalion Devonshire Home Guard

1945 1st ed. ' On Guard! A History of the 10th ( Torbay ) Battalion Devonshire Home Guard ' Ed. G.H. Lidstone. 136pgs illustrated throughout with b/w photographs and sketches and includes an account of the HG AA rocket battery shooting down a Fw190 during a hit and run raid on the gasworks at Hollacombe and also the tragedy at Corbyn's Head coastal artillery battery. Includes extensive appendic...  read more

Code: 13455

Air Raid Wardens' Post Sign.

21cm x 6cm approx. tufnell Air Raid Wardens' Post door sign. In better than average condition.  read more

Code: 13454