Home Guard Instruction No.54 - Drill.
Home Guard Instruction No.5, 1942 - Drill. 20pgs with some illustrations covering all aspects of squad, platoon and rifle drill. Good, used condition with some light foxing and rusting of staples. read more
14.00 GBP
' Utility ' Lighter.
As smoking was ubiquitous during the war, lighters were an everyday part of life. This example was designed as a ' utility ' model and marked ' UL ' to the base. All brass body with removable cap designed to be used with lighter fluid or petrol. This particular model was used by MI9 to conceal a compass to facilitate escaping POWs. Good, used condition, patinated overall. read more
ARP Emergency Carbide Incident Lamp.
A 1938 dated ARP emergency carbide incident lamp by G.S.Milne Co.Ltd., of Deptford. This emergency carbide work lamp would be used at incidents where electricity supplies were interrupted. Adding water to calcium carbide to the storage container at the bottom, acetylene gas would be produced, this would pass up through the handle and on to the burner. It produced a bright white light, which was... read more
Boxed Britain's Spotting Chair & Observer.
Typical example of a toy from the pre War/ early War period beloved many boys. Part of the Anti-Aircraft Units of the British Army produced by W.Britain this example, No:1731 ' Spotting Chair & Observer ( Service dress with Field Glasses ) '. Contained in their original economy box with overlaid label and wrapped in tissue the figure and chair are in excellent condition. Chair swivels and figur... read more
HT Ltd., National Service lapel Badge.
20mm attractive, chrome and enamel, pin back badge for HT Ltd., National Service. Numbered ' 305 ' to reverse, good, clean condition. read more
40.00 GBP
Home Guard Information Circular No.10.
1942, 4pg Home Guard Information Circular No.10, one of the regular stream of circulars updating the Home Guard on all aspects of Home Guard life. This particular example deals with the role of the civilian population in the event of invasion, salvage of fired ammunition cases and Boys in Home Office approved schools joining the HG. Good, used condition with some light marking. read more
Home Guard Shoulder titles.
A pair of matching, screen printed Home Guard shoulder titles as issued. Previously sewn to shape and with clear indications of having been removed from a uniform, Good, used condition. read more
Wartime Police Helmet - Kent.
An excellent example of the patten of helmet worn by the police during WW2 featuring blackened fittings and helmet plate. The king's crown plate is for Kent Constabulary. Approx. size 6 3/4 and in excellent used condition with one area of moth damage and rubbing of high points of metal fittings. Supple leather headband with a Christys' of London, crowned manufacturer 's marking typical of polic... read more
ARP Compact.
Small chromed, white metal ARP compact. 45mm across with a padded photo representation of an ARP badge to the lid. Mirror polished internal lid with soldered powder container to bottom section. Stamped ' made in England ' to reverse and in good, used condition, with abrasions to to surface and some spotting. Unusual. read more
War Cookery Leaflet No.23 - Sugar.
C1944ed. Ministry of Food, War Cookery Leaflet No.22 ' Sugar '. As with the rest of this series gives a number of simple and practical tips on using sugar and replacements such as saccharin, honey, syrup etc.Good, used condition with some minor edge tears.
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