Early 1935 ARP Memorandum No.1

1935, 8pg memorandum issued by the Home Office outlining the initial provision of ARP for Councils across the country. This uncommon memorandum recognises the need for precautionary measures against air attack and sketches out the basic provisions that should be made and the first of the many that were to come. Good, clean condition accompanied by a letter from the Cardiff BRC.  read more

Code: 12509

Home Guard training - Simple Tactics.

1941 ' Simple Tactics including Fieldcraft, War Certificate "A", Home Guard Training and other Schemes with Solutions '. Published by Gale & Polden with 155pgs inc. pull out map covers all aspects of operational training for the Home Guard. Good, used condition with bumped corners and some contemporary annotations.  read more

Code: 12507

' Vacuation ' Card Game.

Card game for two or more players topically called " Vacuation ". Featuring suits of cards, Evacuees, Householders, Teachers and Air Raid alarm and Extra Gas Mask cards with the aim to rid yourself of all cards. All cards present, and in good, used condition with separate instruction leaflet. Box with some minor marking, tears and creasing but otherwise intact.  read more

Code: 12506

Comic Postcard - Hitler.

Comic postcard published by the well known artist and company Donald McGill. Featuring an image of Hitler's grave with derisive doggerel on the headstone. Postally unused. Good, clean condition with minor creasing, scarce.
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Code: 12505

Dig for Victory Leaflet No.25 How to Prune Fruit Trees.

1944ed.Dig for Victory Leaflet No.25 ' How to Prune Fruit Tree and Bushes '. 6 side, graphic, gatefold leaflet giving all the information needed for pruning all varities of fruit trees. Good, clean example of the more uncommon later editions of the Dig for Victory series.
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Code: 12503

Young Ern - Wartime story book.

1943 1st ed. ' Young Ern ' by Hilda Austin and Leonard Cotterill. Children's story book telling the tale of the toddler, Little Ern, who joins the Army. Illustrated throughout with charming illustrations. Contents clean with illustrated board covers a little grubs and rubbed. Uncommon.  read more

Code: 12502

Casualties Service armband.

Screen printed red on white heavy duty cotton ' Casualties Service ' armband with ties. A generic style of armband typical of the production of ' Display Patents Ltd ' probably for use within the various frontline ARP medical services. It's style and wording would probably indicate pre-1941 usage before the reorganisation after that date. In superb unissued condition.  read more

Code: 12501

58th Civil Service Battalion London Home Guard Titles.

Printed blue/black on khaki Home Guard shoulder title for the 58th ( Civil Service ) Battalion County of London Home Guard. The Battalion had its headquarters in Westminster. Good, clean condition with clear evidence of having been removed from a uniform.  read more

Code: 12500

Ford at War.

1946 ' Ford at War ' by Hilary St.George Saunders. 95pgs outlining the history of Ford Motor Co. during the War with b/w photographs, colour and fold-out plates. Covers vehicle production from tractors to Bren carriers as well as chapters on the bombing of Dagenham and the ARP response. Card covers with creasing and light marking, contents clean.  read more

Code: 12499

Comic postcard - blackout

A good, scarce example of a Blackout themed comic postcard, part of Raphael Tuck & Son's Blackout series entitled ' Hoping to see more of you '. Postally used 1940, in good used condition.
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Code: 12497