Unissued Gloucester ( Cirencester ) Btn. Home Guard Titles Set.
Unissued printed blue/black on khaki Home Guard shoulder titles for the 3rd Gloucester ( Cirencester ) Battalion . Typical set issued for use with BD and greatcoat. Good, unissued condition with some minor staining.
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Miniature ARP Lapel badge.
Quarter size miniature version of the iconic ARP badge design. Half moon lapel fitting to reverse, marked ' EPNS ' to reverse. In excellent condition, toned overall. The miniature versions of these badges are quite uncommon in contrast to their 1/3, 1/2 and full size cousins. read more
WW2 ' Danger Unexploded Bomb ' Enamel sign.
Large 61cms x 38cms enamel sign bearing the wording ' DANGER UNEXPLODED BOMB '. Designed to be attached to a cordon rope or post in the proximity of a UXB. Mounting holes to the corners and centre provided to facilitate this. In excellent, bright condition with the exception of two areas of damage with other minor chips scrapes etc. Particuarly difficult to obtain. read more
May.1944 ARP & AFS News.
Vol.6 No.12 ARP & NFS News - The National Civil Defence Journal. Smaller format, 31pg magazine with numerous Civil Defence related articles ' A.R.P.Parade ', ' Salute to the Veterans of the Zeppelin Patrol ' etc.. Numerous illustrations and contemporary related adverts. Lightly marked covers with some light creasing. read more
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 ' ...Don't Forget Walls Have Ears ! '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
58th Surrey Battalion Home Guard titles.
Printed blue/black on khaki Home Guard shoulder title for the 58th Surrey Battalion, Purley, accompanied by a screen printed Home Guard shoulder title. Both items in good, clean condition with evidence of having been removed from a uniform. read more
Post Warden's helmet.
1939 dated MkII helmet by BMB ( Briggs Motor Bodies ) with Mk2 liner, white painted with black W indicating the junior supervisory rank of post warden. This is a contemporary over paint with clear ghosting of the earlier diamond rank system still visible.
In good clean condition overall with some scuffs and marks. Interior clean with an undamaged with a 1939 dated, MkI liner by BMB. read more
Norfolk Home Guard Tunic.
Early '37 Pat. Battledress Blouse bearing the insignia of the 11th Norfolk ( Great Yarmouth ) Battalion Home Guard in the form of printed ' NK 11 ' shoulder insignia . Size 13 BD ( Height 5' 11 - 6' Chest 38" - 39", Waist 33" - 34" ), 1939 dated label manufactured by Joseph May & Sons, Ltd, Leeds.Printed Home Guard shoulder titles to both arms with printed service chevrons to right arm. In gene... read more
Comic Postcard - Mechanisation Phoney War.
Comic Postcard, part of the " Humoresque " series from the Phoney War period concerning mechanisation of the Army. Postally unused . In good, clean condition.
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Enamel ARP Wardens' Post Sign.
23 x 23cm approx. enamel sign for an A.R.P. Wardens' Post. Areas of damage and chipping to the sides but wording intact. Enamel signs are increasingly difficult to obtain. Priced to accommodate the damage. read more