Fry's Chocolate Cream Box - Rationing Information.
Cardboard box with exterior label indicating that it originally contained 2 dozen Fry's Chocolate Cream bars. Complete with controlled price and other rationing information. Good, clean condition. read more
Southampton ARP Identity Card.
Board identity card embossed with the ARP badge to the front in silver. Interior offers details on an ' E.G.Benham ' a warden in Southampton. Issued in September 1940 and endorsed again in July 1943. Used, slightly grubby condition. read more
WLA Armband for 3 1/2 Years Service.
Felt and cotton, embroidered Women's Land Army armband for two years service with 3 additional six months service chevrons to display 3 1/2 years service in total. In good, clean condition with two very small moth ' nibbles ' to lower front face. read more
CD Training Bulletin No.9.
1942 Civil Defence Training Bulletin No.9. Issued by the Ministry of Home Security, 12 pgs covering subjects from ' decontamination of Streets ' to the ' disposal of unignited explosive incendiary bombs '. Good, clean condition. read more
Cadbury's ' Blended Chocolate ' Dummy Bar.
A wartime ' dummy ' or display bar of Cadbury's ' Blended Chocolate ' to be used in shop windows/counter displays. With the introduction of confectionery rationing in 1942 the lack of full-cream milk meant that separated milk was used and the result was termed ' Blended Chocolate '. Good, clean condition with slight fading. read more
LDV Rifle Training Manual.
1940 manual entitled 'Rifle Training for War - A textbook for Local Defence Volunteers' by Cpt.E.H.Robinson. 84 pages dealing with various types of rifle and their use with line drawing illustrations. In excellent, used condition with some very light marking and creasing.
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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 very little corrosion. read more
Wartime ATC shoulder title - 405 ( Darlington ) Squadron.
Early embroidered Air Training Corps shoulder title for 405 ( Darlington ) Squadron. This example is an early wartime economy example that was supplied without squadron numbers that were embroidered on issue to the relevant unit. In good used condition.
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Silver Vickers Armstrong ARP lapel badge.
Silver pinback ARP badge for the Vickers Armstrong company. Birmingham hallmarked to reverse for 1941. In bright clean condition with slight toning to the detailing.
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Royal Observer Corps War Service Certificate - Woman Observer.
Royal Observer Corps War Service Certificate to a Woman Observer - Esther Oakes. This example has been mounted on board, presumably for framing. An outline of the small ROC breast badge has been created by the fading of the certificate around a badge that has been previously been in the frame. Uncommon to a woman observer, priced to reflect the fading. read more