Women's Home Guard Auxiliary brooch badge.

Plastic, pin-back brooch badge designed to be worn by women Home Guard Auxiliaries. Manufactured by Stanley & Sons, Walsall and marked to the reverse the badge was designed and issued in 1943.Badge unfaded, good example.  read more

Code: 12857

WW2 ARP Nursing Overall.

A scarce example of the WW2 ARP Nursing Overall. Blue cotton with fine white stripe, A-line dress with a square collar and belted waist. A separate fabric badge with embroidered red ARP letters was sewn centrally to the chest, this was later replaced by a yellow embroidered ' CD ' . This uniform was also shared by ARP Nursing Auxiliaries who were denoted by having ' NA ' as their central badge...  read more

Code: 12856

62nd West Riding ( Rotherham ) Home Guard Battalion Titles.

Printed blue/black on khaki Home Guard shoulder title for the 62nd West Riding of Yorkshire ( Rotherham ) Battalion .Good, clean condition with clear evidence of having been removed from a uniform accompanied by a printed shoulder title .  read more

Code: 12855

ARP/CD Splinter Goggles.

Introduced early in the War these goggles were worn by A.R.P. personnel to protect eyes from spitting incendiary devices and bomb splinters. Two types of these goggles are known, this example has a solid bridge with an adjustable strap and foam rubber padding to the interior. The central section with a cross could be rotated providing more vision when required. Stamped ' patent pending ' to one...  read more

Code: 12854

WLA 2 Year armband - variation.

Felt and cotton, embroidered Women's Land Army armband that appears to be for two years service but without the embroidered diamonds signifying two years service. In good, used condition with minor moth nibbles with evidence of having been worn.  read more

Code: 12853

Boxed Dunlop ARP lapel badge.

Silver and enamel ARP lapel badge for the Dunlop Rubber Co. Unissued condition, with deep toning contained in it's original box . Brooch fitting to the reverse stamped 'silver'. Box lid grubby otherwise excellent condition. This colour way is believed to denote ' warden ' with a woman's brooch fitting with safety chain.  read more

Code: 12852

' 18 Pounder ' Snap Fasteners.

Snap fasteners in attractive patriotic packaging. New, old stock, several available.  read more

Code: 12851

Beating Firebomb Fritz - J.Mills.

Hot off the press the latest title from the pen of Mr Jon Mills. ' Beating Firebomb Fritz ' was a M Her Soc special for all members but is available exclusively outside of the Society through the Home Front Collection.
74pgs outlining the threat from aerial bombing from the First World War and the steps taken to prepare for the Second. Covers all aspects of the AFS, NFS and the Fire Gua...  read more

Code: 12850

A Record of the 5th ( Cum ) Battalion Home Guard.

1945 1st ed. ' A Record of the 5th ( Cum ) Battalion Home Guard ' by Mjr.E.G.Sarsfield-Hall. 128pgs detailed account of this Cumbrian unit illustrated with b/w photographs, sketches, maps etc. Covers histories of the various companies, coastal artillery unit ( 406th Workington Battery ) and the Women's Auxiliaries. Sunned, embossed boards with clean contents.  read more

Code: 12849

Comic postcard - ARP

Comic postcard featuring the work of the artist Mabel Lucie Attwell and one of her trademark children with a ARP theme. Postally used with a topical note mentioning life in the shelters. minor marking, creasing etc.
POSTFREE within UK  read more

Code: 12848