WLA Breeches, Corduroy.
1943 dated Women's Land Army ' Breeches Corduroy '. Size No.9, waist 24"- 26", Hips 36" - 38", Height 5ft 5in to 5ft 6in. Clear manufacurer's label and WD inspection marks, good, used condition with all buttons and leg ties with some light marking. read more
Hitlers Terror , Churchillian Bulldog figure.
Pottery Bulldog figure sporting a helmet emblazoned with the phrase ' Hitlers Terror ' . Featuring a Churchillian pose, this figure has been factory painted in a chocolate brown colour. Faint manufacturer's mark to side with some minor blemishes and marks otherwise excellent condition. read more
' Black Market ' Birthday Card.
Very scarce wartime birthday card mentioning the ' Black Market '. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons and in unused condition. read more
N.F.S.37 Insignia and Ephemera grouping.
Mixed insignia and paperwork grouping to Fireman Dennis Lillie a resident of Catford. Lillie was a member of No.37 Fire Force based at Eltham which covered S/E London. Grouping consists of NFS 37 printed breast badge, NFS cap badge and Defence medal and a quantity of paperwork including his Certificate of Service, various correspondence and interestingly a full NFS kit list. read more
Hertfordshire Youth Service lapel badge.
Brass and enamel, pin back badge for Hertfordshire Youth Service, manufacturer marked ' H.W.Miller, B'ham '.Early in the war many local authorities sought to involve young people in working for the war effort. The increasing formation and growth of the pre-service organisations caused these groups to decline. In good, used condition, patinated overall with some surface abrasions. read more
Fougasse Energy Saving Labels.
Adhesive labels with the exhortation ' Switched on switches & turned-on-taps Make happy Huns & joyful Japs ' with two cartoon figures of Hitler and a Japanese soldier. These two examples feature the work of ' Fougasse ' the pseudonym of Cyril Kenneth Bird. Working for the Ministry of Information, War Office, London Transport, National Savings amongst others, Bird was probably most famous for hi... read more
35th City of London ( Hackney ) Btn HG Titles.
The 35th City of London ( Hackney ) Btn Home Guard wore their shoulder titles in a unique way as in this example. Titles were mounted onto a shield shape piece of cloth before application to the uniform. Also included was a coloured square of cloth ( black and brown have been noted ) whose exact meaning is currently under debate and is possibly thought to be a Company designator. This example w... read more
Comic postcard - Barrage Balloon.
Comic postcard, part of the Comicus ARP series in this case featuring a little boy with a balloon looking at a barrage balloon recruiting promoting poster . In good, postally unused condition with some minor marking . As I have previously stated these comic postcards featuring iconic wartime subjects are becoming increasingly popular.
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' Join the WLA ' Recruitment flyer.
Attractive 15cm x 23cm flyer for WLA recruitment. Based on the larger poster design by Monica Goddard and printed by Fosh & Cross. In a demonstration of wartime expediency it has a typed notation to the reverse but is in otherwise excellent condition. Uncommon. read more
The Home Guard of Britain - Charles Graves.
1943 1st ed. Illustrated with a photograph frontispiece. A well-researched and authoritative account of the Home Guard, three years after its formation. Chapters include 'Private Armies', 'Blitz', 'Reorganization' and 'Directed Men'. With Appendices 'The Ulster Home Guard' and 'History of the Home Guard Medical Organization'. With details of individual home guards - district, zone, sector, batt... read more