City of Salford Air Raid Wardens lapel badge.
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. read more
Objects Dropped From the Air - Addendum No.2.
1942 Ministry of Home Security ' Objects Dropped From the Air - Addendum No.2 '. Covers new type of incendiary bomb ( French I.B. ), Modified nose of 1kg I.B. ( Steel nose ) and the Incendiary Bomb Container AB 500. 4pgs with b/w photographs and diagrams with explanatory text. Hs been folded with light marking and creasing. read more
Gas Indicator - For Detecting Exploded Bombs.
Carbon monoxide detector for use in detecting whether bomb entry points conceal a camouflet ( where a bomb has exploded underground without producing a crater ). The kit contains a metal case which would contain a disc of paper which had previously had a drop of Palladium Chloride solution applied. The metal case would be lowered via string into the hole and if when returned to the surface, th... read more
Boxed Silver ARP badge - Man.
Silver ARP badge in original card box of issue. Badge with man's horseshoe lapel fitting in unissued condition, patinated overall with it's greaseproof packet. 1939 London hallmarks. Box in good, clean condition with light rubbing to corners and edges. read more
Food & It's Protection Against Poison Gas.
1942 ( 1943 2nd ed. ) Ministry of Food pamphlet ' Food and its Protection Against Poison Gas '. 16pgs outlining the effects of gas and various foodstuffs and the methods of protection or treatment against poison gas. Light foxing and creasing. read more
Calne Spitfire fund badge.
Generic pattern chrome Spitfire Fund pinback badge for the Calne collecting group, Calne is in the Wiltshire. Probably given or sold in exchange for a donation to the fund. Pin and fitting in good condition with light abrasions to surface. read more
ARP Handbook No.14 The Fire Guards Handbook.
1942 ,45 page Ist Ed copy of ARP Handbook No.14 ' The Fire Guards Handbook '. A good clean copy, with minor marking to covers, dealing with all facets of the Fire Guard organisation from Incendiary bombs to stirrup pumps. read more
Fire Guard/Fire Watcher's Helmet.
MkII helmet probably for a Fire Guard from the early war period when it was linked with the Fire Service. Black painted with red ' F '. Manufacturer's code stamped to rim and fitted with a 1939 MkII, Size 7 liner by Briggs Motor Bodies. Small area of scratched paintwork to inner rim probably where previous owner's details have been removed. read more
Boxed Silver ARP Badge - Woman.
Silver ARP badge in original card box of issue. Badge with woman's pin back fitting in unissued condition, patinated overall with it's greaseproof packet. 1939 London hallmarks. Box in good, used condition with light rubbing and marking and one weak corner. read more
Wartime Monopoly Set.
Good, clean and intact Monopoly set manufactured and sold during the War. To all intents and purposes exactly the same as pre-War sets, this example incorporates a number of economy measures. The dice were replaced with a cardboard spinner, the individual pieces, previously white metal, were replaced with wood and card with the property cards showing evidence of being cheaply printed . Good use... read more