Ministry of Food - Queen's Messenger lapel badge.

Silver and enamel, pin back lapel badge worn by members of the Ministry of Food Queen's Messngers. Following the experiences in the aftermath of the heavy bombing raids of 1940-41, mobile relief columns were formed containing canteen vans, mobile kitchens and water bowsers. Drawing staff largely from the WVS, each convoy consisted of twelve vehicles and fifty volunteers who were entitled to wea...  read more

Code: 10804

ENSA Shoulder Title.

Shoulder title for the Entertainments National Service Association or ENSA , an organisation set up in 1939 by Basil Dean and Leslie Henson to provide entertainment for British armed forces personnel during World War II. ENSA operated as part of the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes. This title was worn by full time uniformed officials and artists when in uniform.  read more

Code: 10801

' It Came to Our Door ': Plymouth in World War II

1946 3rd ed. ' It Came to Our Door ' Plymouth in World War II by H. P. Twyford. 151pgs the text presents a first-hand eyewitness account of Plymouth in World War II by Western Morning News/Evening Herald war correspondent Pat Twyford. Illustrated with b/w plates and honours and awards appendix. Good, clean condition.  read more

Code: 10798

LDV Instruction No.9 Grenades.

1940ed. LDV Instruction No.9 Grenades, 8pg pamphlet on the identification, storage and use of grenades with particular emphasis on the No.36. Excellent, clean condition with very minor rust bleed from the staples.  read more

Code: 10797

Morrison Shelter Warning Flyer.

1942 dated small flyer or insert issuing a warning about the importance of attaching the side panels to the shelter. Excellent, clean condition.
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Code: 10794

Salvage Steward's plastic lapel badge.

Ministry of Supply Salvage Steward's plastic, pinback badge. Introduced from 1942 for part-time stewards appointed by local authorities to oversee the efficient collection of salvageable materials such as scrap metal, cardboard, paper etc. Good clean undamaged example, maker marked to reverse F&G ( Fraser & Glass ).  read more

Code: 10793

National Registration ID Card Under Sixteen.

Issued in 1943 alongside the new National Registration cards, the ' temporary buff card for children under sixteen ' was issued at birth or as a replacement in the event of damage or loss. Intended to last until the holder's sixteenth birthday when it would be replaced by the standard identity card, this example issued in1945 to an address in Orpington. Good, used condition.
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Code: 10787

McDougall's Flour Wartime Cookery Book.

' What to Give Them ? ' McDougall's Wartime Cookery Book. 30pgs with card covers offering sections on ' wartime economy ' and ' unrationed meat dishes ' with lots of recipes with an emphasis on the use of McDougall's flour. Good condition with some rusting of staples and marking.  read more

Code: 10786

1942-43 Clothes rationing book.

Early clothes ration book for 1942-43 to a Scarboro' address. As with nearly all of these books the coupons have been used but the counterfoils, instructions and 43-44 application remain. In good clean condition.
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Code: 10785

War Cookery Leaflet No.6 Green Vegetables.

Ministry of Food War Cookery Leaflet No.6 ' Green Vegetables '.As with other leaflets in the series this leaflet offers advice, centring on the importance of vegetables in the daily diet including nettles. Good, used condition, very minor tear.
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Code: 10782