' Our Blitz - Red Sky Over Manchester '.
1941 ' Our Blitz - Red Sky Over Manchester ' by the Daily Dispatch and Evening Chronicle. A record in stories and pictures of the the German bombing of the Greater Manchester area in December 1940 and the new Year of 1941. 60pg, large format booklet. Generally copies of this title are very tatty, this example is in good condition with some light marking, creasing and chipping. read more
Industrial Civil Defence Helmet.
Standard MkII helmet with ' N A C ' stencilled to the front, probably belonging to as yet unidentified factory or company civil defence unit. MkI, size 6 3/4 liner dated 1939 manufactured by Briggs Motor Bodies with unclear stampings to rim. Good, used condition with 90%+ paintwork with usual scuffs and knocks. read more
Wartime packet of Persil washing powder .
Wartime packet of Persil washing powder. Economy packet with two colour printing directly onto cardboard. Packet has waste paper slogan to one end ' This carton is made from waste paper '.
Pack with contents and in good, clean condition, with minor creasing and bruising and some minor leakage of contents.
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WW2 British Anti-Gas Spectacles.
WW2 issue prescription spectacles for use when wearing the gas mask. . Good, used condition contained in the original metal case with original instruction label. This particular pair, named to a woman, have clip on rims to disguise the steel and to give the appearance of tortoiseshell, unusual modification. read more
Comic Postcard - ITMA.
Comic postcard featuring the work of the artist Bert Thomas with an ITMA theme using one of their catchphrases ' Gee Boss - Sumpin terrible's happened '. Postally used in good, condition with patriotic Churchillian exhortation to reverse.
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ARP Memo No.4 Organisation of the Wardens' Service.
1939ed. 19pg ARP Memo No.4 Organisation of the Air Raid Wardens' Service. Covers subjects from the purpose of Air Raid Wardens to their training. In good, used condition with light marking and fading. read more
R.B.9 Ration Book Supplement.
M.O.F. R.B.9 Ration Book Supplement. These were issued to eke out existing ration books before the next general issue. This one issued in 1941 from the Manchester food office. Good, used condition with some marking and the usual cancelled and removed coupons.
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Ministry of Supply Salvage Poster: The Big New Round Up.
495mm x 75mm approx. Published by the Ministry of Supply and drawn by the artist Strube this poster was part of the Ministry's salvage campaign entitled ' The Big New Round Up - for the Salvage Front ' C1944. Published by Flemings, Leicester.
' Strube was the editorial cartoonist of the Daily Express between 1912 and 1948. During these years, he assisted in making the Daily Express the b... read more
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Feeding the People in War-Time.
1st Ed. ' Feeding the People in War-Time ' by Sir John Orr & David Lubbock. 88pg study of the problem of ensuring the effective supply of food with discussions from dietary requirements to agricultural policy. Good, used condition with slightly grubby boards. read more
Automatic Scale Company National Service Lapel Badge.
Chrome and enamel, lapel badge for ' ASCO National Service '. Half moon lapel fitting to the reverse with maker's details ' H.W.Miller, B'ham ' impressed to fitting. ASCO - the Automatic Scale Company based in Manchester manufactured weighing machines and other retail machinery, they diversified to undertake war production specialising in weapons and tools. Excellent, clean condition with undam... read more