Gas Cleansing Stations manual.
1942 ' Gas Cleansing Stations ' - a manual of procedure during gas attack for Casualty Service personnel, members of the Home Guard, Industrial undertakings, and the Public by Leslie Stewart. 63pgs outlining all aspects of gas cleansing stations and decontamination with diagrams and b/w photos. Good, clean condition with contemporary annotations and marking to cover from being bound into a larg... read more
Fire Guard Area Officer/Captain Helmet.
A 1941 dated example of the Fire Watcher's or Zuckerman pattern Civilian Protective helmet marked for a Fire Guard with the rank of Area Officer/Captain. Medium size shell, manufacturer marked ' PSC ' for Pressed Steel Co., Cowley dated 1941 fitted with a size 6 3/4 liner by Briggs Motor Bodies held by it's original bootlace suspension. with a sprung canvas chinstrap. In generally very good con... read more
Picture Post - Air Raid.
Featuring an iconic image to the front cover, this edition of Picture Post was published at the height of the Battle of Britain in August 1940. 35pgs, large format edition dealing with the subject of Air Raids over a number of articles complete with large numbers of adverts. Good, used, clean condition with some minor creasing. read more
Exeter CD Housewives service lapel badge.
Chrome and enamel, pinback badge for Exeter Civil Defence Housewives Service. Manufacturer marked ' Thos.Fattorini,Birmingham ' and numbered to the reverse. The Housewives Service were members of the WVS who were unable to leave home because of domestic commitments but were trained to help the Civil Defence services in their locality. In good, used condition with light surface abrasion. read more
Child's Utility shoes.
An unused pair of leather shoes for a young child produced under ' Utility ' restrictions. Clear CC41 trademark to both soles with a printed style number and size to interior. Charming item of wartime memorabilia. read more
SFP Armband with Fire Guard Overlay.
Printed cotton ' SFP ' armband for use by Supplementary/Street Fire Parties as issued from August 1940. The reorganisation and subseqent renaming of the Fire Guard in 1941 caused the issue of another armlet, in the interests of economy, a printed overlay was issued for stitching over the original symbol. In good used condition with seams lifted allowing viewing of the original armband. read more
Bristol War-Time Entertainers lapel badge.
Gilt and enamel lapel badge worn by a member of the Bristol War-Time Entertainers. Stemming from an idea by the editor of the Bristol Evening Post, John Bennett,
to try and reach small units of troops in the local area who were stuck in the middle of nowhere, often only with a radio for amusement. With a group of musicians, comedians, actors, who would all travel out to often muddy fi... read more
Morrison Table Shelter Leaflet.
8pg, illustrated leaflet ' How to Put up Your Morrison " Table " Shelter '. Published by the Ministry of Home Security this leaflet lists all parts and gives extensive instruction on the siting and erection of the Morrison shelter with illustrations to most pages. This uncommon leaflet has been folded and is in used condition with creasing and light marking. read more
38.00 GBP
Home Guard Shoulder titles.
An uncut pair of Home Guard shoulder titles. Originally these were the standard printed issue types which have been over embroidered. This was a common practice with many old soldiers taking a dislike to the ' cheap ' printed versions. Unissued. read more
28.00 GBP
British Practice 1Kg Incendiary Bomb.
Original, wartime all steel, dummy or practice German 1kg B1E incendiary bomb. This accurate representation of the bomb is stamped to the outside ' INERT CAR 304 EOD ' which is common to the other examples I have handled over the years. It is surmised that they were produced by the RAF EOD unit based at Cardington for realistic training and it is assumed they would contain a replaceable pyrotec... read more