L&C Co.Ltd Factory ARP badge.
Silver and enamel factory ARP badge. Half moon lapel fitting to reverse, this attractive badge is made using the traditional ARP style badge with a tablet with the company identity soldered to the bottom. Sadly the identity of the company has been lost. In excellent, bright condition with undamaged enamel. read more
Mrs Sew-and-Sew leaflet No.1.
1945 Mrs Sew-and-Sew leaflet No.1 ' How to Patch a Shirt . ' Mrs Sew-and-Sew was a character thought up by the Board of Trade and was used as a vehicle to encourage thrift when dealing with wartime clothing shortages.
Excellent, clean condition.
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National Butter wrapping.
Greaseproof wrapping overprinted with 'National Butter' used for the wrapping of the butter ration.National Butter was a blended butter that conformed to the standards for fats introduced under rationing. Several available.
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Wartime Jacqmar Scarf ' Into the Battle '.
Colourful Wartime Jacqmar Scarf. Jacqmar of London made propaganda scarves from 1940-1945. They were based in Mayfair and many were produced for the export market as well as for wartime sweethearts, particularly in London. The chief designer was Arnold Lever who continued working for the company even after he had joined the RAF. The scarves fall into three main thematic groups of the armed forc... read more
Civil Defence Bomb Reconnaissance Badge.
Printed wartime Civil Defence Bomb Reconnaissance Badge. Worn on the left sleeve these badges were to be worn by CD officers who had passed a regional Bomb Reconnaissance course. The BRO's task was to identify and confirm reports of UXBs with visits before assigning the task to RE BD teams. First established in London Region the system was soon extended to the whole country. Initially those suc... read more
Wartime Pack of ' Morny ' Brand Complexion Powder.
N.O.S. unopened pack of ' Morny ' brand complexion powder in Rachel Naturelle shade. The packaging is marked 'l War Economy Package '. In good, marked and slightly stained condition.
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11th West Riding ( Tadcaster ) Battalion HG Defence Medal Grouping.
A defence medal and paperwork grouping to a L/Cpl.D.H.Hill of " E"
Company 11th West Riding ( Tadcaster ) Battalion HG. Grouping consists of a 1943 HG Certificate of Proficiency and a HG Service certificate both to Hill, a mint Defence medal and a December 1944 notification of the Stand Down. All items in good, clean condition. read more
Comic Postcard - ARP and a Fat Lady !
Comic postcard, part of the ' Humoresque ' series featuring a fat lady and a shelter and titled ' I'm Having Awful Trouble with the A.R.P. '. Classic comic postcard humour with a wartime theme. Postally unused and in good, clean condition.
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Wartime ' Swan ' Brand Match Box.
Wartime box of ' Swan Vestas ' marked with an economy slogan ' use matches sparingly '. Used condition, no contents. read more
Fire Guard Grouping - Ashford, Kent.
Small group of paperwork concerning a Fire Guard living in Ashford in Kent. Includes the less common, extended identity card given to CD, HG etc members and three notes on headed Ashford CD notepaper concerning Fire Guard manning issues. Good, used condition some minor marking, creasing etc. read more