Our Wonderful Women.
Our Wonderful Women by Cecil Hunt. Published by Raphael Tuck and featuring their trademark artwork on the front cover, this 48pg booklet is an outline of all of the occupations undertaken by women towards the war effort from WLA to A.T.A., illustrated throughout. Good, overall condition with some marking and denting to covers. read more
Home Guard List 1941 Scottish Command.
Savannah Publications of the Home Guard List 1941 Western Command. Contains full listings of officers serving in Home Guard battalions in Glasgow, Edinburgh and the Highland Areas. Part of a series of seven listings covering all the Military Commands in the UK, invaluable research tool which in this instance is over twice the size of others in the series with 200+ pages. New condition.
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Growmore Leaflet - Ditching and the Government Grant.
Part of the larger Dig for Victory campaign the Growmore leaflets were aimed more at the agriculture sector and farmers, WLA members and agricultural workers in particular. This 1941 leaflet outlines the care and maintenance of ditches and it's importance in the ' Dig for Victory ' campaign. Good, clean condition, minor creases.
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70th West Riding ( Staincross ) Home Guard Battalion Titles.
Printed blue/black on khaki Home Guard shoulder title for the 70th West Riding of Yorkshire ( Staincross ) Battalion ( Scissett ) .Good, clean condition with clear evidence of having been removed from a uniform accompanied by an embroidered shoulder title . read more
On National Service Badge - Murphy.
Gilt and enamel lapel badge for employees an unresearched company ' Murphy ' employed on war work or ' national service'. Half moon lapel fitting to reverse with impressed numbers and manufacturer marked for ' Thos.Fattorini, B'ham '. Good condition with a sub enamel flaw. read more
War Cookery Leaflet No.16 - Pickles and Chutney.
1944ed. Ministry of Food, War Cookery Leaflet No.16 - Pickles and Chutney offering economic recipes for making various pickles and chutneys to make full use of surplus fruit and vegetables. Good, clean condition with minor creases.
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WVS Felt Hat.
Introduced in 1939 the green felt hat is similar in style to that of the WLA and is worn in a number of ' styles '. Felt body with red crepe ribbon with WVS chrome and enamel badge to centre and false silk sweatband to interior. Clear signs of wear with light sunning to exterior. Uncommon. read more
Growmore Leaflet - Dung Must Not Be Wasted
Part of the larger Dig for Victory campaign the Growmore leaflets were aimed more at the agriculture sector and farmers in particular. Like much of wartime campaigning this delightfully leaflet entitled ' Dung Must Not be Wasted ' promotes the elimination of waste and the use of every ' barrow load of dung ' ! Good, clean condition, minor creases.
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Comic Postcard - Soldier.
Comic postcard featuring the work of the artist ' Dinah 'and one of her trademark children . Postally used with some marking, patriotic Churchillian exhortation to reverse.
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WW2 East Riding Special Constabulary Lapel Badge.
WW2 Chrome and enamel lapel badge worn by a member of the East Riding of Yorkshire Special Constabualry. Half moon lapel fitting, manufacturer marked ' H.W.MIller B'ham '. Good, clean and bright condition. read more