Comic Postcard - National Service.
Comic postcard by an unknown artist entitled ' National Service '. Probably stems from the pre/early War period where there was a big emphasis on National Service in all sorts of non-military guises, the subject of the card being one ! Good, clean condition, postally unused.
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Lucas
Lucas " Masklite " ARP Cycle Headlamp Shield contained in it's original card wrapping. The steel shield was designed to fit into existing cycle lamps to restrict the beam of the lamp to match the War time lighting restrictions. Shields generally in ,clean condition, wrapper with light marks and minor creases from storage.
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101st East Riding ( AA Rocket) Bty. Home Guard Titles.
Printed blue/black on khaki Home Guard titles worn by the 101st East Riding ( AA Rocket) Bty. Home Guard based at Hedon Airport, Hull. Accompanied by an over-stitched, printed AA Command badge. Good condition with clear evidence of having been removed from a uniform. read more
Civil Defence Tunic.
1942 dated ' Blouses A.R.P.57 ' Civil Defence ' battledress blouse ' style tunic. Size 12 - 5ft 7ins-5ft 8ins Height, Chest 42ins to 44ins and 39-41ins Waist. Clear label indicating manufacture by Hart & Levy Ltd with WD inspection marks to interior indicating manufacture in 1942.Has evidence of previous insignia and is in good, used condition. An area of moth damage below r/h pocket ( see phot... read more
ATC Recruiting Leaflet.
Scarce, colour recruiting leaflet for the Air Training Corps. C1944 with striking artwork to covers and an illustrated content outlining what the Corps had to offer and futures in the R.A.F. Good, used condition with marking to covers and one small area of damage to rear cover. read more
Home Guard Info. Circular No.7
1942, 6pg Home Guard Information Circular No.7, one of the regular stream of circulars updating the Home Guard on all aspects of Home Guard life. This particular deals with the use of S.I.P. grenades, vehicle markings etc.Good, overall condition, some minor creasing and rusting of staples. HG ownership stamp to cover.
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NFS 27 Breast badge - Cheadle.
Embroidered red on blue wool National Fire Service area 27 breast badge for wear on the heavy duty NFS tunic. Area 27 covered the South Manchester fire force area . In good, used condition with evidence of having been removed from a tunic. read more
Potters Bar Civil Defence Tunic.
An undated ' Blouses A.R.P.57a ' Civil Defence ' battledress blouse ' style tunic. Size 9 - 5ft 7ins to 5ft 8ins Height, Chest 33ins to 35ins and 30-32ins Waist. Clear label indicating manufacture by Leonard Klein Ltd. to interior. Warden titles to both shoulders with a CD breast badge above a Potters Bar area title. Generally good, used condition but with some areas of moth damage to front lef... read more
City of Coventry ARP Warden's Warrant Card.
An uncommon Warden's Warrant Card for the Assistant Head Warden of Coventry's Central Division. The owner of this card a G.W.A.Elton, was also resident in the central area of Coventry and was more than likely witness to the catastrophic events of November 1940. There are numerous boxes for further information on the card that have not been completed, presumably because of the owners rank. Good... read more
AUG.1939 Journal of the ARP Institute.
Vol.I, No.5 Aug 1939 Journal of the Air Raid Protection Institute. 54pgs consisting of two main articles ' Control in ARP Services ' and the ' History and Organisation of the AFS ' with several pages of relevant advertising. Notations to cover and to articles but in good used condition. Marked covers and staining to reverse cover, clean contents. read more