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12th Northamptonshire Home Guard group photo.

12th Northamptonshire Home Guard group photo.

36 x 20cm b/w photograph, mounted on card of No.7 Platoon 12th Northamptonshire ( Northampton Borough ) Home Guard. Taken in 1941, good sharp image showing an example of the Air Lewis Gun mounted for ground use. Good condition with paper protector.  read more

Code: 9386

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The Beaver Club lapel badge.

The Beaver Club lapel badge.

Gilt and enamel, pinback lapel badge for the Beaver Club in London. Staffed mostly by British women, the Club, near Trafalgar Square offered a number of services from haircuts to coffee to Canadian service men. Staff members wore one of two badges, this example being the smaller 15mm example. Maker marked Fattorini, B'ham. In excellent, clean and bright condition.  read more

Code: 9385

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Royal Ordnance Factory No.12 lapel badge.

Royal Ordnance Factory No.12 lapel badge.

Gilded brass lapel badge with pin fitting for Royal Ordnance Factory No.12. No.12 was R.O.F Radcliffe, Wigan which specialised in engineering .These badges were introduced in 1940 for workers at the various factories across the UK but were phased out from 1942 because of the their consumption of valuable raw materials.
This badge made by T.L.M.Ltd, B'ham and is numbered 2752 to reverse. ...  read more

Code: 9383

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Self Locating Bomb Remover Leaflet.

Self Locating Bomb Remover Leaflet.

Single sided leaflet advertising the ' Self Locating Bomb Remover ' - ' How to Save Your Home by removing that Incendiary Bomb '. Excellent, clean condition.
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Code: 9382

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Bromsgrove Urban & Rural Warship Week badge.

Bromsgrove Urban & Rural Warship Week badge.

35mm Card and tin, pinback badge for Bromsgrove Urban & Rural Warship Week Mar 14 - 21. Good condition with some marking and light abrasions.  read more

Code: 9381

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Comic postcard - U Boats.

Comic postcard - U Boats.

Bamforth comic postcard by the artist Tempest featuring a typical comic wartime scene. Postally unused, good condition.
POSTFREE within UK.  read more

Code: 9379

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Hendon Fighter Fund Savings Stamp.

Hendon Fighter Fund Savings Stamp.

I penny ' Hendon Four Fighter Fund ' savings stamp. Acting as a receipt for a contribution to the fund these pre gummed stamps were stuck on to a savings card until sufficient were acquired and a golden prize stamp was earned. Scarce survivor.
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Code: 9378

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Air Transport Auxiliary Official membership lapel badge.

Air Transport Auxiliary Official membership lapel badge.

Non-hallmarked silver, official issue, pinback lapel badge for the Air Transport Auxiliary. Numbered to the reverse. The ATA, established in 1939, used experienced civilian pilots, including 100 women, to ferry aircraft from the manufacturers to the RAF. In so doing they saved the deployment of RAF flying personnel who were more urgently needed on operations . In excellent condition, slight pat...  read more

Code: 9376

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P.O.W. Association lapel badge.

P.O.W. Association lapel badge.

Gilt and enamel pinback lapel badge for the British P.O.W. Association. This subscription association had branches throughout the UK and organised everything from parties for children of P.O.W.S to sending of comforts to the P.O.W. camps. In excellent, clean condition.  read more

Code: 9371

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Hawker Aircraft Fire Service badge.

Hawker Aircraft Fire Service badge.

Embroidered red wool on blue breast badge for what is believed to be Hawker Aircraft Ltd. Hawkers as with many large business concerns had their own fire service and this badge demonstrates that it was affiliated to the Auxiliary units that proliferated in the pre and early War periods. In excellent , clean condition.  read more

Code: 9369

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