BBA Ltd - Engaged on National Service Lapel Badge.
Brass and enamel lapel badge worn by workers of BBA Ltd. Featuring a half moon lapel fitting to the reverse along with manufacturer's details ' Thos Fattorini, B'ham ', numbered 893. BBA Ltd were believed to be making materials for Spitfire, Hurricane and Typhoon aircraft. Good, used condition. read more
Aug.1942 ARP & AFS Review.
Vol.5 No.28 ARP & AFS Review - The Civil Defence Journal. Larger format, 33pg magazine an edition heavily featuring the British Restaurant organisation. With numerous other Civil Defence related articles ' Nationalisation of the Fire Service ', ' Principles for a Good fire Guard ' and the ' Mobile Resuscitation Units ' etc.. Numerous illustrations and contemporary related adverts. Lightly marke... read more
Comic Sheet Music - ' Some Chicken ! Some Neck ! '.
1942 Sheet music ' Some Chicken ! Some Neck ! ' .With a wartime comic cover featuring artwork by Strube and lyrics apparently inspired by Churchill's Ottawa speech. Good, used condition with slightly tattered edges. read more
Services Clothing Ration Book.
Services Clothing Ration Book N1.F. Issued to service men and women often on demob to obtain rationed items of clothing or during service to obtain items of uniform not issued or privately purchased. This example issued to a member of the WRENS and is in good, used condition with a page of used coupons. read more
ARP Earthenware Food Container.
Large, ( and heavy ! ) glazed, earthenware food container manufactured by Doulton of Lambeth with manufacturer details impressed to reverse. Designed to provide an impervious, gas - proof receptacle for the storage of food in a refuge or shelter. Good, used condition with a nibble to bottom edge but otherwise undamaged. Scarce.
Please contact for delivery options, over 2kgs and fragile. read more
Firth Brown ARP Lapel Badge.
Die-struck chromed lapel badge for use by Firth Brown ARP members. Firth Brown Steels of Sheffield were heavily involved in war production. Half moon lapel fitting and in good, used condition. These badges feature a particularly poor enamel finish and very few of the various colour ways that exist seem to have survived without some damage to their finish, this is no exception. read more
Oct.1942 ARP & AFS Review.
Vol.6 No.30 ARP & AFS Review - The Civil Defence Journal. Larger format, 39pg magazine an edition heavily featuring the London Deep Shelters. With numerous other Civil Defence related articles ' Women Fire Guards ', ' Marylebone Feeding Centres ' and the ' Roescue Training in Industrial Civil Defence ' etc.. Numerous illustrations and contemporary related adverts. Lightly marked covers with som... read more
Food Control - Licence Applications.
1939 Food Control licence to trade applications. A series of completed licence applications to the Wandsworth Food Control Committee by various retailers for specific groups. Application includes name and address of the retailer and those controlled food stuffs that were intended to be retailed.
Several available, priced individually.
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8.50 GBP
East Suffolk Youth Service Squad lapel badge.
Brass and enamel lapel badge for the East Suffolk Youth Service . Before the creation of the various pre service organisations, many local authorities sought to involve young people working for the war effort. This badge made by H.W. Miller, B'ham was a visible recognition of youth National Service. In good, used condition, read more
Civil Defence Battledress Blouse (Rescue Austerity).
An example of the CD Battledress Blouse (Rescue Austerity) pattern ' 59A '. This example has the CD breast badge to the l/h pocket, 4 year War Service chevrons to one sleeve and a wound badge to the other but no other insignia, a not untypical occurrence amongst Rescue squads. The Blouse is a size No.8 - Height 5'5" - 5'6", Breast 41"-43" and Waist 39"-41" and produced by Barrymores. Interesti... read more