Ration Book R.B.3 - Traveller.
Scarce early issue ration book R.B.3 for Travellers. Intended for salesman or commercial travellers or other people employed in differing locations. Issued from the Portsmouth Food Office in 1939. Usual clipped and missing coupons otherwise in good clean condition. read more
From Dusk Till Dawn.
1943 3rd ed. ' From Dusk Till Dawn ' by A.G.Street. One of the foremost agricultural commentators of his generation and a longstanding Farmers Weekly columnist and journalist, Street has penned an account of the formation and service of the Home Guard as detailed by the fictional platoon of Sedgebury Wallop. Charming account with a particularly attractive dust wrapper rendering of a Home Guards... read more
Royal Ordnance Factory No.4 lapel badge.
Gilded brass lapel badge with half moon fitting for Royal Ordnance Factory No.4. No.3 was R.O.F.Hereford which filled shells.
These badges were introduced in 1940 for workers at the various factories across the UK but were phased out from 1942 because of their consumption of valuable raw materials.
This badge made by T.L.M.Ltd, B'ham and is numbered 1759 to reverse. Dulled guild... read more
History of the 5th Bideford Battalion Devon Home Guard.
1st ed. 1946, limited, signed edition 42/50 ' History of the 5th Bideford Battalion Devon Home Guard ' by Col.D.C.Crombie C.B.E. 259pgs bound with tooled covers with extensive coverage of the history of the battalion with maps, overlays, b/w illustrations and a full roll from formation to stand down. In excellent condition with some foxing to frontispiece, a scarce history in this edition. read more
London Transport Carried On.
H.M.S.O. Style booklet entitled ' London Transport Carried On - An Account of London at War 1939-1945 '. 95pg, heavily illustrated paper covered booklet by Charles Graves published in 1947. Includes chapters on Government shelters ,London Transport makes munitions, At Home in the Tube, V weapons. In good overall condition with slightly marked and creased covers. read more
20.00 GBP
62nd Surrey ( Norbury ) Battalion Home Guard titles.
Printed blue/black on khaki Home Guard shoulder title for the 62nd Surrey Battalion, Norbury, accompanied by a screen printed Home Guard shoulder title. Both items in good, clean condition with evidence of having been removed from a uniform.
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Household Blended Starch Cartons .
Full cartons of ' Household Blended Starch ' made by Rickett & Coleman to the National Controlled Formula. National control was introduced during wartime to maintain effective control of raw materials. N.O.S., good, overall condition with slight marking.
Several available, priced individually. read more
Serving a Nation at War - John Laing & Son.
1946 1st ed. ' Serving a Nation at War - A review of the building and civil engineering work of John Laing & Son Ltd '. Large format 375mm x 240mm, packed with illustrations showing the important work by the well known construction company during the War. Shows and some plans from projects such as the construction of the underground HQ of Bomber Command at High Wycombe to it's involvement in th... read more
Aeronautical Inspection Directorate Lapel Badge.
Formed during WW1 the Aeronautical Inspection Directorate was established to provide detailed inspection of all materials, the manufacturing process to which they were subjected, and the assembly of various parts into component units and of the erection of the aircraft, engines etc on behalf of the Air Board. During WW2 the AID grew exponentially taking on the inspection of all aspects of avia... read more
25.00 GBP
Child's Shrapnel Collection.
An attractive example of the fruits of a popular children's wartime pastime, a shrapnel collection. Contained in a grubby tin, the collection consists of fuze fragments, aircraft alloy and perspex, ' cooked off ' German 7.92mm case, a section of parachute mine shroud line, numerous AA shell fragments, one with it's original paint and bomb casing and short strips of window or duppel. read more