' All Clear ' Board Game.

Wartime ' All Clear ' board game by Glevum Games based on the traditional snakes and ladders format. Printed on folding board featuring all aspects of ARP and bombing as the pitfalls and rewards of the game. Excellent, bright condition.  read more

Code: 10473

LMS ARP Aide Memoire.

Fold-out card aide memoire outlining Air Raid Precautions for train crews and signalmen of the London Midland & Scottish Railway Co. Issued in 1938 information is centred around a chart of war gases. Good, heavily used condition with evidence of been carried in a pocket.  read more

Code: 10472

West Bromwich Salute the Soldier Badge.

Tin and celluloid, pinback badge given in support of the West Bromwich Salute the Soldier fund. Uncommon design differing from the more usual Games designed generic pattern. Good, used condition with some foxing but uncommon.  read more

Code: 10471

Wartime ' Playbox ' Comics.

Scarce survivors, wartime editions of the ' Playbox ' children's comic. Various editions from across the war period full of largely non warlike but often hugely politically incorrect ( in modern terms ) story lines. Various hints of the period are given by adverts and editorials encouraging salvage and patriotic exhortations. Wartime comics are uncommon survivors because of the poor quality pap...  read more

Code: 10470

Factory ARP Lapel Badge.

20mm chrome and enamel lapel badge for a now identified( thank you Stuart ) factory , Heavy Duty Alloys Ltd . Featuring a Deco style design with a half moon lapel fitting to reverse manufacturer marked ' Thos Fattorini, B'ham '. Good, used condition with some minor surface abrasions.  read more

Code: 10468

Fieldcraft and Stealth manual.

One of the Gale & Polden Training Series this 1943ed. by Lt.Col N.A.D.Armstrong uses 58pgs to illustrate the methods of tactical movement using fieldcraft. Illustrated throughout with diagrams and b/w photographs featuring HG personnel this example in good lightly used condition with some very light marking to covers.
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Code: 10467

Argyll Emergency Relief Organisation badge.

Brass and enamel badge for the Argyll Emergency Relief Organisation.The ERO was the name for most of the post-raid services including rest centres and air raid welfare in Scotland. From December 1940 the various post-raid organisations were brought under the ERO banner and badges issued. This example with pin back fitting and manufacturer marked ' B.H.Collins, B'ham '. In good overall condition...  read more

Code: 10466

Air Raid First Aid - Essential to Fire Watchers.

7th ed. C1941, 30pgs ' Air Raid First Aid ' ed. R.J.Blackham. Illustrated guide to first aid likely to be needed in air raids, covering gas, blast injuries etc. This edition rebranded for the use of fire watchers with a section covering incendiary devices and a new cover. Good, used condition with some marking to covers.  read more

Code: 10465

Special Constabulary Police Helmet.

MkII helmet by Briggs Motor Bodies featuring a blue spray finish with stencilled ' Police ' to front with an overlaid ' SC ' transfer indicating ' Special Constable '. 1939 dated, size 7 MkII liner again by BMB ( Briggs Motor Bodies ). Particularly clean example with only ,minor scratches and wear to rim.  read more

Code: 10463

Longbridge - Austin War Production.

C1945 ' How Longbridge Spanned the Years of War - 1939-1945 Austin War Production in Pictures .' Landscape format, 52pgs packed with photographs of Austin's war production from gliders to Jerrycans. Excellent reference and one of the more uncommon industrial war histories. Good overall condition with some rubbing and marking to card covers.  read more

Code: 10462