1943 Junior Ration Book.

A surprisingly scarce M.O.F. Ration Book ( Junior ) July 1943, R.B.4-6. Issued by the Manchester Food Office in 1943 and is in good, used condition with the usual cancelled and clipped coupons.
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Code: 9570

Wartime Drummer Dye Box.

Wartime Pale Green ' Drummer Dye ' box with contents. Box with wartime salvage slogan. New old stock with some staining to box.
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Code: 9569

Leicester Civil Defence Breast Insignia.

Embroidered gold on blue wool breast insignia for a member of Leicester Civil Defence to be worn on and below the breast pocket of the BD blouse or four pocket tunic. In good, used condition with clear evidence of having been removed from a tunic.  read more

Code: 9568

Home Guard History - B Company 41st Warks, Birmingham HG.

1946 1st ed.' The Triumphs & Tragedies of a Home Guard ( Factory ) Company. - B Company 41st Warwickshire ( Birmingham ) Battalion Home Guard by Mjr.W.Percy McGeoch. 188pgs inc. b/w photographs and sketches and nominal roll. Extensive coverage of training,camps etc. of this Edgbaston unit. Good, used condition, missing approx 20mm of card spine.  read more

Code: 9566

WJAC Forage Cap.

Fine wool forage cap for use by member of the Women's Junior Air Corps. Approx. size 6 7/8 with chromed buttons and chromed WJAC badge for ordinary members, oil cloth lining and suede sweat band. Excellent, clean condition.  read more

Code: 9565

Wartime Tin of Soup.

Wartime ' half label ' Newforge Meat Soup Consommé tin with contents ! This example features a half label, a wartime expediency designed to save paper. Label intact with some staining, tin in good condition with some very minor areas of corrosion to top and bottom  read more

Code: 9564

Chromed LNER Railway service lapel badge.

Chromed LNER Railway service lapel badge. Oval, chromed brass and enamel lapel badge indicating employment with the London and North Eastern Railway. 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. Chromed examples are known for all of the railway companies but th...  read more

Code: 9562

Civil Defence rank chevrons.

Pair of printed blue and gold chevrons for the rank of Senior Messenger, Senior Warden, Deputy Party Leader Rescue Service amongst others. Not originally listed in the official rank structure but by 1944 had been authorised. In excellent clean condition with some evidence of having been removed from a uniform.  read more

Code: 9561

Wartime lightbulb.

New, old stock ' Osram ' lightbulb. 25W bulb contained in original packaging with war economy savage slogan. In working order but seek advice before use.
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Code: 9557

East India Docks Gas Course Photographs.

2 x excellent quality photographs showing attendees of a gas instructional course at the East India Docks probably for decontamination squads. Good detail of anti-gas suits etc., sharp focus. Photographers details to reverse.  read more

Code: 9555