NFS 24 Breast badge.

Embroidered red on blue wool National Fire Service area 24 breast badge. For wear on the heavy duty NFS tunic. Area 24 covered the Birmingham fire force area. In good, used condition with evidence of having been removed from a tunic.
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Code: 10266

ARP Pamphlet - Garden Trenches.

Large, folded, double sided pamphlet entitled ' Garden Trenches ' issued by the Home Office ARP Dept. in 1938. One page of written instructions with detailed diagrams and plans for the construction of a covered garden trench shelter. In good, used condition with light marking , has been folded.  read more

Code: 10263

Civil Defence - Terence H. O'Brien.

1955 1st Ed. ' Civil Defence ' - Terence H. O'Brien. Part of the Official History of the Second World War, 729pgs exhaustive coverage of all aspects of the civil defence effort from evacuation to shelters. Contains appendices, charts etc. Ex lib. but excellent, clean example with d/w. Required reference for any serious study of the British Home Front.  read more

Code: 10261

Careless Talk Costs Lives poster by Fougasse.

One of the series of eight posters published by the Ministry of Information under the title of ' Careless Talk '. Designed by Punch cartoonist ' Fougasse ' the pseudonym of Cyril Kenneth Bird, this poster features the strap line ' You Never Know Who's Listening ! 'This poster is in the form of a hanging card with original string, generally in excellent condition, with some very minor edge knoc...  read more

Code: 10259

Wartime Bus Tickets with Watime slogans.

6 x wartime bus tickets mostly issued by the Brighton, Hove & District Omnibus Co.Ltd. These single fare tickets all bear Wartime slogans to the reverse. All tickets have been used and clipped but are in good condition.
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Code: 10256

Central Hospital Supply Service Armband.

Screen-printed cotton armband used by members of the Central Hospital Supply Service. The CHSS was created in 1939 to coordinate the efforts of volunteers from both the Red Cross and St.John organisations who volunteered to provide supplies for hospitals in the form of bandages, blankets, comforts etc. Excellent, clean condition.
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Code: 10255

Wings for Victory milk bottle tops.

Unused wartime milk bottle tops featuring a ' Wings for Victory ' emblem and slogan. Excellent condition. Several available.
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Code: 10254

Birmingham Victory Savings badge.

Tin and celluloid, pinback badge for victory savings. Featuring a lion smashing a swastika with a wreath ' Thanksgiving with Savings Birmingham 1945 '. In excellent, bright condition.  read more

Code: 10253

War Cookery Leaflet No.11 - Dried Eggs.

1944 War Cookery Leaflet No.11 - Dried Eggs issued by the Ministry of Food. This double sided leaflet attempts to provide recipes for the ubiquitous wartime favourite dried eggs. Good, clean condition with a few very minor creases and marks.
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Code: 10252

' Mein Pal ' Home Guard Asentee Poster.

24 x 36cm approx poster entitled ' Mein Pal ' with a caricature of Hitler embracing the figure of a Home Guard with ' Absentee ' emblazoned across his back. Created by the artist John.S.Smith this well known poster was printed for HMSO by Wm.Brown & Co., London. In good, used condition with some creasing, has been folded. Scarce.  read more

Code: 10251