Wartime Pye National Service Badge.
Chrome and enamel, numbered,pin back badge for employees of the Pye company employed on war work. W & G.Pye Co.Ltd designed and manufactured radio equipment for the British Army, including Wireless Sets No. 10, 18, 19, 22, 62 and 68, they were also greatly involved in the development of radar.
Manufacturer marked ' Thos.Fattorini, Ltd, B'ham ' this example in good, bright condition.
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' Squirt ' Birmingham Fire Service Journal.
October.1941 copy of ' Squirt ' - the official journal of Birmingham and District Auxiliary Fire Service. 32pgs with reports from all of the divisions of the Fire Force area, Q & As, puzzles, competitions etc. Packed with related adverts. Good, clean condition read more
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Liverpool ARP Instructor's badge.
Chrome and enamel Liverpool ARP Instructor's badge. Half moon lapel fitting to the reverse with registered design number and recipient's certificate number. Excellent, clean condition. read more
' Victory ' Flour 1lb Bags.
1lb flour bags featuring a patriotic scene with aircraft overflying Nelson's Column with ' Victory ' emblazoned in red across the centre. The bags were printed for ' Porters ' of Derby and are in excellent, unused condition.
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GWR Railway service lapel badge.
Oval, brass and enamel, pinback lapel badge indicating employment with the Great Western Railway probably by a female employee. Railway service badges were based on a generic design with only the intials of the company to identify the individual railways, they were to be worn in and out of railway uniform. Manufacturer marked to the reverse 'Fattorini & Sons, B'ham' and individually numbered.. ... read more
WVS London Region Civil Defence arm badge.
WVS Civil Defence embroidered arm badge and area title. Arm badge and area title embroidered on felt which replaced flannel from 1941 due to wartime shortages. The badge and London Region title were worn low on the sleeve although the arm badge does appear both as a breast and beret/hat badge. Both items in unmothed condition with clear signs of having been removed from a uniform with slightly... read more
Civilian Duty Respirator - Boxed.
Excellent example of the Civilian Duty Respirator issued to all members of the Civil Defence services and other civilian services. This 1942 dated example manufactured by B.R.F. is in excellent condition with some easily cleaned storage dust and comes with it's carrier, still folded and a tin containing the anti-dim cloth. This is all contained in the original labelled box.
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History of 7 Platoon, Milton, Brockton & Walton Home Guard.
1945 1st ed. ' History of 7 Platoon, Milton, Brockton & Walton Home Guard - May,1940-December 1944 '. 30pgs, some illustrations, unusual history of a specific platoon of 40 similar who were part of the 14th Staffordshire ( Stafford ) Battalion. Good copy with some marking to covers. read more
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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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