2nd Battalion Middlesex Home Guard Helmet.

1940 dated MkII helmet manufactured by F & L with size 7, 1940 dated MkII liner. To one side is an inverted ' V ' made up of yellow and red, the regimental colours of the Middlesex Regiment with a white numeral signifying the Battalion to the centre. In this example the numeral is heavily worn but looks to be a ' 2 '. In the attached photos I have included images of this type of helmet being wo...  read more

Code: 9020

ARP Air Raid Warden Enamel sign.

23cms x 7.5cms enamel ARP Air Raid Warden sign. Usually seen in red/white enamel, this example is in blue/white and was used as a door or gate sign. Good, used condition with some chipping and stress fractures with attendant staining.  read more

Code: 9019

Civil Defence badge for nursing overall.

Embroidered ' CD ' on pinstripe cotton for use on the ARP nursing overall. Clear evidence of having been removed from an overall with slight marks, in good condition. Uncommon.  read more

Code: 9017

3rd Inverness-shire (Newfoundland) Battalion HG badge.

White metal, lapel style badge, for the Newfoundland Forestry Unit as worn by the 3rd Invernessshire (Newfoundland) Battalion Home Guard. This unit was made up of civilian forestry workers who arrived in Britain from Newfoundland in 1939 in order to help with the massive need for timber in wartime. By 1942 they were concentrated around Inverness where they formed a HG battalion and were granted...  read more

Code: 9012

Fighting Patrol Training.

Part of the Gale & Polden Training Series ' Fighting Patrol Tactics ' by Col.G.A.Wade offers advice on all aspects of fighting patrol training offering a number of exercises and advice. The 20pg booklet is illustrated with colour diagrams throughout. In good overall condition with some very minor marking to covers, period annotations and some rusting of staples.  read more

Code: 9009

Comic postcard - shortages/censorship.

Comic postcard.... clothes rationing subject.Comic postcard published by Valentine's by the well known artist Mabel Lucie Attwell featuring one of her trademark children pondering over her leg dye. Clean, postally unused example.
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Code: 9008

LDV Post Office Armband.

Uncommon printed, heavy duty cotton, khaki armband worn by the Post Office battalions of the LDV. Similar in format to the standard LDV armband but with the addition of red GPO devices, This example in good, used condition with marking and stains from use.
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Code: 9005

Defence of the Realm poster.

38cm x 45cm poster entitled 'Defence of the Realm' setting out the imposition of defence regulations. These posters were issued to the police in mid-1939 and saw widespread use from September. In clean, unissued condition. Has been folded with some minor creasing.  read more

Code: 9004

Wartime packet of Rinso washing powder .

Wartime packet of Rinso washing powder. Economy packet with two colour printing directly onto cardboard. Packet has waste paper collection slogan to one end ' Save this carton for waste paper collection '.
Pack complete with contents and in excellent clean condition, with some minor creasing.  read more

Code: 9003

January 1945 Edition of the Land Girl.

Volume 5, No.10 January 1945 edition of the Land Girl.16pgs with all of the regular columns, county news etc with features on post-war careers for Land Girls, and ' If you were a Land Girl in Brazil.' Has been folded and bears a postage cancellation to the front cover, otherwise in good, clean condition.  read more

Code: 8999