Aeronautical Inspection Directorate Lapel Badge.
Formed during WW1 the Aeronautical Inspection Directorate was established to provide detailed inspection of all materials, the manufacturing process to which they were subjected, and the assembly of various parts into component units and of the erection of the aircraft, engines etc on behalf of the Air Board. During WW2 the AID grew exponentially taking on the inspection of all aspects of avia... read more
25.00 GBP
Child's Shrapnel Collection.
An attractive example of the fruits of a popular children's wartime pastime, a shrapnel collection. Contained in a grubby tin, the collection consists of fuze fragments, aircraft alloy and perspex, ' cooked off ' German 7.92mm case, a section of parachute mine shroud line, numerous AA shell fragments, one with it's original paint and bomb casing and short strips of window or duppel. read more
Post Warden (London) /Superintendent's Insignia Grouping.
Grouping of official issue gold on blue insignia for a Post Warden (London) / Superintendent . Two ' Warden ' shoulder titles, two rank chevrons and a CD breast badge. All items with clear evidence of having been removed from a tunic and in good condition.
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MTC cap badge.
Bronze, pinback capbadge for the Mechanised Transport Corps. Initially formed as the MTTC in 1939 to ' train officers for various women's organisations and render any aid '. This aid was largely centred on driving and this uniformed, voluntary Corps set about aiding the various civil defence services. Following service in France the Corps was renamed the MTC in 1940. Badge in good, used conditi... read more
Wartime Mending Wool.
A card of ' Chadwick's ' mending wool. Card marked ' war - time card ' . N.O.S. with complete contents, card a little creased with some marking.
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Enemy Uniforms Poster.
Poster ' Spot at Sight Chart No.1 Enemy Uniforms ' - ' German Parachutist - German Soldier ' . 35 x 25cms printed for HMSO by Fosh & Cross Ltd. Iconic image produced in 1940 as the threat of invasion grew. In overall good condition with creasing and minor tears, has been folded. However, there is a larger ( now repaired ) tear at the bottom of the poster, this would be an expensive poster but i... read more
Manchester Police War Reserve lapel badge.
White metal and enamel lapel badge by Thos.Fattorini, Birmingham with half moon button hole fitting This style of badge was in use from October of 1939 issued to members of the war reserve consisting of men over thirty recruited for wartime service only.
Badge in clean, bright condition with undamaged enamel and the number 104 to the reverse. read more
War Time Pack - Snap Fasteners.
Card of 6 British Snap Fasteners marked ' War Time Pack '. In excellent condition - new old stock.
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6.00 GBP
' Our Blitz - Red Sky Over Manchester '.
1941 ' Our Blitz - Red Sky Over Manchester ' by the Daily Dispatch and Evening Chronicle. A record in stories and pictures of the the German bombing of the Greater Manchester area in December 1940 and the new Year of 1941. 60pg, large format booklet. Generally copies of this title are very tatty, this example is in good condition with some light marking, creasing and chipping. read more
Industrial Civil Defence Helmet.
Standard MkII helmet with ' N A C ' stencilled to the front, probably belonging to as yet unidentified factory or company civil defence unit. MkI, size 6 3/4 liner dated 1939 manufactured by Briggs Motor Bodies with unclear stampings to rim. Good, used condition with 90%+ paintwork with usual scuffs and knocks. read more