War Work Badge - English Cotton Sewing Company Ltd

An excellent condition , probably unissued badge for employees of the English Cotton Sewing Company Ltd engaged on War Work. Based in Manchester the Company produced balloon fabric, nylon parachute cloth and utility rayon cloth. Pin back badge, numbered to the reverse produced by Thos' Fattorini, B'ham.  read more

Code: 13519

January 1943 Edition of the Land Girl.

Volume 3, No.10 January 1943 edition of the Land Girl.16pgs with all of the regular columns, county news etc with features on collective farm creches and sugar production. Has been folded and bears a postage cancellation to the rear cover, otherwise in good, clean condition.  read more

Code: 13518

Leicester Air Raid Shelter Map.

Fold-out Air Raid shelter map of Leicester. Concentrates on the inner area of the City with the identity of all shelter locations and their relevant opening hours. Reverse covers the outer area with a short ' notes ' section offering advice as to their use. Good, used condition and uncommon.  read more

Code: 13517

WW2 Women's Auxiliary Police Corps lapel badge.

Chrome and enamel WAPC lapel badge by Thomas Fattorini, Birmingham. With half moon lapel fitting and in excellent condition with undamaged enamel. The WAPC was founded in August 1939 and disbanded in 1946 with numbers reaching approximately 4000 at it's peek. Low issue number ' 59 ' to the reverse, uncommon badge.  read more

Code: 13516

Butterfly Bomb.

The Butterfly Bomb (or Sprengbombe Dickwandig 2 kg or SD 2) was a German 2-kilogram anti-personnel submunition used by the Luftwaffe which first made an appearance in Britain on a raid on Ipswich in 1940. It was used more widely against targets such as Hull, Grimsby and Cleethorpes during 1943.
This example was made in 1942 and is fitted with a type 41 fuze which has a ' Zeit ' ( time )...  read more

Code: 13515

L.D.V. Armband.

Early issue L.D.V. armband. Screen printed or possibly stencilled, paint on khaki cloth. Locally made example produced prior to the general official issue of armlets. Good, slightly creased condition and uncommon.  read more

Code: 13514

Aeroplane Brooch.

Brass, pin back badge in a caricature form of an ' Avro Anson '. Typical of the wealth of patriotic emblems and badges produced at the time. Good, used condition.  read more

Code: 13512

1941 A.R.P.News

A copy of the April 1941 Vol.3,No11 edition of A.R.P. News featuring a barrage balloon front cover. 26pgs with a number of illustrated articles: ' Factory A.R.P. , Animal Wardens Needed, Fire Pumps, Warden as Incident Officer etc. Includes a large number of contemporary adverts. Slightly tatty, used condition with light marking to covers.  read more

Code: 13511

10th Cornwall ( Truro ) Battalion Home Guard Title.

Screen printed formation sign for the 10th Cornwall ( Truro ) Battalion Home Guard. In good, used condition with clear evidence of having been removed from a uniform, glue and paper residue to reverse. Uncommon.  read more

Code: 13510

WLA 8 Year Armband.

Embroidered, wool on felt, multi-piece construction, WLA armband for 8 years service with the addition of two further half diamonds to show 9 years service.This example in excellent, used condition and is one of the less common of the series of armbands available to the WLA.  read more

Code: 13509