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Civil Defence First Aid Party Shoulder Titles.

Civil Defence First Aid Party Shoulder Titles.

Wartime pair of round ended shoulder titles for personnel of Civil Defence First Aid Parties. Embroidered gold on blue/black wool, removed from a uniform and in good condition.  read more

Code: 11811

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Home Guard Instruction No.10 - General Instructions.

Home Guard Instruction No.10 - General Instructions.

1940 Home Guard Instruction No.10 - General instructions. 6pg, gate fold leaflet with separate amendment sheet and interesting in that it sets out the functions of the Home Guard with a separate appendix on road blocks. Marked ' Secret ' and Warrington Battalion unit stamp. Contemporary annotations and some creasing.  read more

Code: 11810

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ARP Training Bulletin No.6

ARP Training Bulletin No.6

1941 ARP Training Bulletin No.4. 32pgs of miscellaneous notes including distinctive markings on steel helmets, incendiary bombs and auxiliary bomb disposal units. Good, used condition, light marking and rust staining to staples.  read more

Code: 11806

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Doncaster Civil Defence lapel badge.

Doncaster Civil Defence lapel badge.

White metal,silvered, half moon fixing lapel badge for Doncaster Civil Defence. Manufactured by Fattorini, Bradford, this badge drew on the design of the standard ARP lapel badge by Eric Gill but with the inclusion of Doncaster's coat of arms and the words 'Doncaster Civil Defence'. Numbered to the reverse and in very good condition with moderate patination.  read more

Code: 11805

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Aircraft Identification manual - American Monoplanes.

Aircraft Identification manual - American Monoplanes.

Part Four ' Aircraft Identification - American Monoplanes with the R.A.F. ' prepared by the Aeroplane. Manual contains 64pgs with photographs, profiles and text for various aircraft types to aid recognition. Popular amongst most of the Home Front services, particularly the Observer Corps. This example in good, used condition with very light rusting to staples. Stylish covers.  read more

Code: 11800

14.00 GBP

Shrapnel Collection.

Shrapnel Collection.

Contained in a tatty Boots ARP first aid case this survivor of a popular wartime pastime comes from a deceased estate in Leicestershire. Features IB fin, AA fuze fragments, Duppel and a number of aircraft fragments from Plexiglas glass, skinning and quick fastener. Evocative item.  read more

Code: 11797

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Surrey Home Guard.

Surrey Home Guard.

2000 Surrey Home Guard by Paul Crook. 96pg useful overall history of the Surrey battalions with sections on the river patrols, Admiralty Signals Establishment, GPO , London Transport, Water Board and the Southern Railway. Heavily illustrated, clean, used condition.  read more

Code: 11796

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City of Salford Air Raid Wardens lapel badge - variation.

City of Salford Air Raid Wardens lapel badge - variation.

Brass and enamel pinback lapel badge for the City of Salford Air Raid Wardens Corps. Manufactured by the Caxton Plate Co.of London. Badge in excellent, bright condition with undamaged enamel. Colour variation to 11697.  read more

Code: 11795

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Red Cross & St.John Penny a Week Fund Badge.

Red Cross & St.John Penny a Week Fund Badge.

Die stamped, white metal, pin back badge for the Red Cross & St.John Penny a Week Fund. Initially established amongst industrial firms and then extended to all businesses and a house to house collection to obtain funding for the self imposed wartime tasks undertaken by these two organisations. This badge was probably worn to identify fund collectors. Good, used condition.  read more

Code: 11794

15.00 GBP

Growmore Leaflet - Thatching Corn Stacks.

Growmore Leaflet - Thatching Corn Stacks.

Part of the larger Dig for Victory campaign the Growmore leaflets were aimed more at the agriculture sector and farmers, WLA members and agricultural workers in particular. This 1941 leaflet outlines the thatching of corn stacks and it's importance in the ' Dig for Victory ' campaign. Good, clean condition, minor creases.
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Code: 11793

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