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
45.00 GBP
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
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
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
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
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
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
60.00 GBP
Air Raid Wardens' Post Sign.
21cm x 6cm approx. tufnell Air Raid Wardens' Post door sign. In better than average condition. read more
Helmet Respirator.
This respirator was designed for use by those who had certain medical conditions which prevented the use of regular gas masks. This device was dubbed the Helmet Respirator, and was also sometimes called the Invalid Respirator. It was a large and alien looking contraption that fitted over the wearer's entire head and shoulders. It had two circular eye pieces and a large bellows that could be ope... read more
5th Cornwall ( St Austell ) Battalion Home Guard Title.
Printed formation sign for the 5th Cornwall ( St Austell ) Battalion Home Guard. In good, used condition, glue and paper residue to reverse with a pencil identification, uncommon. read more