London Area First Aid Armband.
Printed, gold on blue cotton ' First Aid ' armband for use by members of Civil Defence First Aid Parties in the London area. This style of armband was adopted by the London area and this is one of a series of at least twelve designations recorded ( see last image ). Elastic closures, good used condition and uncommon. read more
Another Jane's Journal.
Jane was a comic strip created and drawn by Norman Pett exclusively for the British tabloid newspaper The Daily Mirror from 5 December 1932 to 10 October 1959. Featuring Chrystabel Leighton-Porter whom he met while she was modelling for a class in Birmingham in 1939, the strip became very popular during the WW2, particularly amongst the troops and was considered morale-boosting. The salacious c... read more
ARP Training Bulletin No.8
1942ed. ARP Training Bulletin No.8. This 22pg pamphlet is useful for providing a comprehensive index for the rest of the other bulletins. Bulletin also deals with CD beret badges, German photographic flash bomb, FG armlets, training films, gas mask modifications etc. In good used condition with light marking and slight rusting of staples. read more
Comic Postcard - Blackout .
A good, scarce example of a Blackout themed comic postcard, published by the Valentines. Postally used, in good used condition with some creasing.
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Quarter size ARP lapel badge.
Quarter size version of the standard ARP lapel badge in silver wash and enamel. Oval lapel fitting to reverse . Good, bright condition. read more
Oakengates War Weapons Week badge.
Tin and celluloid, pinback badge for ' Oakengates War Weapons Week May 24th -31st 1941. Oaken gates was a small town to the north of Telford, Shropshire. In good, used condition with some minor foxing. read more
The Aircraft Builders.
1947ed H.M.S.O. publication ' The Aircraft Builders - an account of British Aircraft Production 1935 - 1945 '. 96pgs giving an overview of pre-War expansion and the subsequent wartime mass production of aircraft. Covers the Ministry of Aircraft Production, technology, labour force, repairs and comparisons with the German aviation industry. One of the less common HMSO short histories in good, cl... read more
Home Guard Drill and Field Service Manual.
1941 ed. of 'A Home Guard Drill book and Field Service Manual ' by John Brophy. This manual covers all aspects of squad drill, arms drill and field operations, also includes appendices on the BAR and P17 weapons. John Brophy wrote a number of books for the Home Guard during the course of the war. In good, used condition with minor marking to covers. read more
German Invasion Maps & Gazetteer - East Anglia.
In preparation for a likely invasion the German High Command prepared a large multi-piece gazetteer of Britain, its geography and cities. Published in 1941 the gazetteer comprised a number of folders covering specific geographical areas, this example, number 9 was simply entitled ' Ost-Anglia '. Interestingly East Anglia extends to North London with images of Dagenham, Tottenham, Hendon and Hac... read more
CD Training Pamphlet No2. Objects Dropped from the Air.
Important Civil Defence Training Pamphlet detailing all the objects dropped from the air likely to be encountered by CD personnel. Printed in 1941and given a CONFIDENTIAL classification the 26pg booklet details most of the known German air dropped ordnance demonstrating them in b/w photographs and diagrams. Notable for the first mention of butterfly bombs , appearing as an added sketch in the t... read more