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 strapline '….But for heaven's sake don't say I told you '.
This poster is in the form of a hanging card with original string, generally in excellent condition, toned overal... read more
War Cookery Leaflet No.19 Fat Ration.
1945 ed. Ministry of Food War Cookery Leaflet No.19 ' Making the Fat Ration Go Further '. Covers ' butter extenders ' and collecting extra fat and fatless recipes. Good, used condition with slight ' nibbling ' to edge.
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Home Guard Official 2-Pdr Anti-Tank Gun manual.
1944ed. HG Instruction No.63 ' The 2 - Pr Anti-Tank Gun '. 100pgs including diagrams and sketches dealing with subjects from ammunition, aiming, stripping and drill. Good, clean condition. read more
Half size Silver AFS lapel badge.
Half-size silver and enamel AFS lapel badge. Marked to the reverse ' sterling ' and in excellent, clean and toned condition. Uncommon. read more
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February 1945 Edition of the Land Girl.
Volume 5, No.11 January 1945 edition of the Land Girl.16pgs with all of the regular columns, county news etc with features including visit to the Houses of Parliament and the Care of Farm Animals. Slightly tired copy with rusted staples. read more
' V ' Victory lapel badge.
Tin and card pin back lapel badge featuring a ' V ' and the morse code dot,dot,dot,dash for V. Good, used condition. read more
Birmingham War Weapons Week badge.
Tin and celluloid, pinback badge for Birmingham's War Weapons Week, Oct 14 - 19 1940. Probably given in exchange for a contribution to the fund, this example with slight marking and light corrosion to the reverse. read more
1943 GWR Company magazine.
17pg November 1943ed. of the Great Western Railway Magazine. Contains various articles outlying the wartime work of the GWR including sections on the GWR Home Guard, comfort funds and casualties of staff serving with the forces. Good, used condition with rusted staples and lightly creased and marked covers. read more
Rotherham Home Guard Anti-Aircraft Shoulder titles.
Printed Home Guard titles worn by 106th West Riding Anti-Aircraft Battalion based at Rotherham. Accompanied by an embroidered Home Guard shoulder title. The 106th were a Rocket AA battery. All items in good, used condition with clear evidence of haven been removed from a uniform. read more
Welcome to Essex, wartime booklet.
1943ed. ' Welcome to Essex - an invitation to the troops in this county, especially the Americans, to inspect some of its most interesting features '. Produced, with proceeds going to the Essex War Fund, 33pgs extolling the virtues of towns and villages from Barnston to Writtle with illustrations and maps. Good condition with some creasing and marking to card covers. read more