Hospital Respirator.
The British Hospital Respirator was a special purpose civilian respirator designed for use by hospital patients who were bed-ridden with sickness or head wounds. The mask has a large clear plastic visor, which allowed medical personnel to easily see the patient's face. A long corrugated tube connected to a bellows was used to pump in filtered air. The bellows could be operated by the patient or... read more
London Victory Celebrations Bentalls lapel badge.
34mm tin and celluloid pin badge produced by the Kingston upon Thames department store Bentalls to mark the London Victory Celebrations on June 8th 1946. Good, used condition with name scratched to reverse. read more
Wartime National Household Milk.
Wartime Ministry of Food National Household Milk tin .Typical wartime overprinted finish with instructions printed to side and steel salvage slogan. Smaller, 11cm size. This example in better condition than most, with light wear and corrosion with the usual wartime spidering to finish . read more
German 1kg B1E Incendiary Bomb.
The standard German 1kg incendiary bomb dropped on the UK in profusion and the baine of the Civil Defence services. Filled with thermite and made from electron magnesium and intiated by an impact fuze, the I.B. burnt with a fierce heat and intense white light.'
This example in excellent, complete condition even to the extent of retaining the protective tape to the vent holes. Retains muc... read more
Manual Of Guerilla Tactics & Explosives.
' Manual Of Guerilla Tactics & Explosives - For Home Guard & Service Use ' One of the ' Key Guides ' by Bernards Publishers, this illustrated pamphlet contains sections on sniping, booby traps, fuses & house to house fighting. In excellent, clean condition. read more
June 1945 Victory Edition of the Land Girl.
No.3 Vol.6 June 1945 The Land Girl, Victory edition. 16pg containing all of the regular columns, county news etc with features including ' Clean Milk ' ' Child Life - is it Wild Life '. Good, used condition with light rusting of staples, has been folded. read more
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ARP/CD Splinter Goggles.
Introduced early in the War these goggles were worn by A.R.P. personnel to protect eyes from spitting incendiary devices and bomb splinters. Several types of these goggles are known, this up market example has a solid bridge with hinged ' wings ' with an adjustable strap and foam rubber padding to the interior. The central section has formed eyepieces containing blued glass with a further prote... read more
ARP Handbook No.5 Structural Defence.
1st ed. 1939 ' ARP Handbook No.5 Structural Defence '. This oversize 58pg does not conform to the format of the other handbooks in the series and is one of the most uncommon and difficult to acquire. This particular volume deals with the science and physics of bomb blast and the scientific defence against this when applied to materials and locations likely to be used for protection. Discusses t... read more
M.O.F. Dried Egg Tin.
Ministry of Food ' Pure Dried Eggs ' tin. Classic wartime production with direct printing to tin and salvage slogan, this example also features the ' spidering ' common to tins made under the changed wartime tinplate restrictions. Now empty, this tin is in far better than average condition remaining bright with some light marking. read more
WW2 National Pigeon Service badge.
Enamel and silver gilt button hole badge for the National Pigeon Service who provided trained homing pigeons for essential use by the RAF, Army, Home Guard, SOE and Special Forces to relay urgent messages back to England. Their enrolled keepers were issued with a numbered badge, in this case No.1192. This example by Maples & Beasley, B'ham is in good, used condition with minor abrasions to the ... read more