ARP badge - Scottish interest.
Brass and enamel, pinback ARP badge with a Scottish theme. Unfortunately not as yet identified. Manufacturer marked to reverse ' Thos. Fattorini, B'ham '. Excellent condition. read more
Oldbury ARP Rescue Grouping.
Insignia and paperwork grouping to a Mr T.W.Smith of Warley who was party of the Oldbury ARP Rescue Party. Insignia includes his boxed, silver ARP badge, ARP great badge, Rescue titles, senior warden rank chevrons and Oldbury area designation in Cash's tape, typical of Midlands' titles. Various wartime paperwork, correspondence, receipts and a commercially produced ARP notebook. read more
With the W.A.A.F.
' With the W.A.A.F. ' by Susan Garth. Published by Raphael Tuck and featuring their trademark artwork on the front cover, this 48pg booklet is essentially a recruiting tool aimed at younger readers with it's emphasis on the positives of being a member of the W.A.A.F. In generally good condition with some creasing and marking to card covers. read more
Lewis Gun Mechanism Made Easy.
1941ed. ' Lewis Gun Mechanism made easy ' 20pg, illustrated manual by Gale & Polden giving a complete breakdown on the Lewis machine gun with notes on the .300 ( American ) Lewis Gun. Illustrated with fold-out plates. In good, condition with some minor marking to covers.
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Butterfly Brand ARP Glass Reinforcing Paper.
A largely intact roll of Butterfly Brand ARP Glass Reinforcing Paper. Intended to be stuck to windows to mitigate some of the risk caused by flying glass in a bomb explosion. Good, clean condition, with one piece of sellotape. Uncommon.
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Comic postcard - Booby Trap.
Bamforth comic postcard by the artist Tempest featuring a comic wartime scene. Postally unused, good condition.
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WVS War Service Chevrons.
Embroidered War service chevrons for three years for use on the arm of the greatcoat and often found tacked onto armbands. Excellent, unissued condition.
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Civil Defence matchbox cover.
Tin and celluloid matchbox cover featuring a Civil Defence badge to both sides. Slight staining to one corner and one edge and very minor foxing, otherwise in good overall condition.
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43rd Lancashire ( Salford ) Btn. Home Guard Titles.
Printed Home Guard titles worn by 43rd Lancashire ( Salford ) Btn . Accompanied by a red, embroidered Home Guard shoulder title. The Manchester HG Battalions used different coloured shoulder titles to denote the area they represented. The red title is the correct title associated with the 43rd Btn.Both items in good, used condition with clear evidence of haven been removed from a uniform. read more
Hitler Caricature Wine Stopper.
Wine or bottle stopper in the form of a caricature of Hitler's head . This was one of a series of caricature heads of Allied and Axis leaders in a similar form. Made from a resin type material this example in excellent condition with minor rubbing to highlights and a small hole in the reverse of the hat brim ( not visible from the front ). Uncommon. read more