4th Dorset ( Sherbourne ) Battalion Home Guard B.D.
1944 dated Battledress Blouse for a Sergeant in the 4th Dorset ( Sherbourne ) Battalion Home Guard. the Size 10 '40 Patt Blouse 5'9" - 5' 10", Chest 36" - 37", Waist 31" - 32" has Sgt. stripes to both sleeves, printed Home Guard shoulder titles, DOR 4 Btn. titles, 4 year war service stripes to right sleeve and a felt proficiency diamond and bar to left sleeve. WW1 MM and pair ribbons to left br... read more
WW2 Economy Army Cadet Force lapel badge.
WW2 plastic economy ArmyCadet Force lapel badge. Manufacturer marked to reverse ' A.Stanley & Sons, Walsall '. In excellent, clean condition with very little distortion. read more
16.00 GBP
Dig for Victory Leaflet No.9 Bordeaux and Burgundy Mixtures.
1941ed.Dig for Victory Leaflet No.9 ' Bordeaux and Burgundy Mixtures '. Double - sided leaflet advice, not on the preparation of wine but fungicides ! Good clean condition with minor creasing.
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Royal Ordnance Factory Cloth Badge.
Printed cotton, badge for Royal Ordnance Factory ' Front Line Duty '. This badge was worn on overalls, on office worker's clothing and also some ROF Home Guard units. Good, clean condition, some glue residue to reverse. read more
Royal Observer Corps Blouse.
1943 dated ' Suits Royal Observer Corps Blouses B.G. ' A good, used example of the standard item of uniform issued to the R.O.C. by the middle of the War, complete with R.O.C. badge to left breast and with added white metal buttons. Manufacturer's label to interior indicating size 6 - 5ft 5" to 5ft 6" with 38" to 39" chest and 35" to 36" waist. In clean, unmothed condition with light signs of w... read more
Auxiliary Bus Conductor's ( Clippies ) Armband.
Cotton embroidered armband for an ' Auxiliary Conductor ' with Brighton Corporation Transport. The auxiliary conductors were usually women brought in as ' clippies ' to man the buses and trams in the absence of men who had been called up. In good, used condition with some fading and lightening due to wear.
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Evacuee billeting expense receipt.
A receipt issued by the City of Hull for the recovery of the cost of billeting school children under the Government Evacuation scheme. Good, used condition with some folds and marks.
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Essex ARP ' warrant ' card.
1939 ' Warrant ' card showing the appointment of Mrs Elsie Bailey as a warden for the County of Essex. Initially using a Romford address subsequently being replaced with a Chigwell Heath address. In used condition with some marking and staining to outer boards, contents clean and legible. read more
Warwickshire ARP armband.
Superb ARP armband bearing the bear and staff emblem of the county of Warwickshire and the title ARP First Aid Post. In excellent, clean condition with some minor marks, printed and inked issue details to the reverse. An excellent example. read more
German SD2B ' Butterfly Bomb '.
An example of the infamous ' Butterfly Bomb ' that was dropped over the UK in profusion from 1941. Packed into containers which opened at height, the SD2s were armed as the hinged, spring loaded wings opened and rotated relative to the bomb body. The bomb either exploded on impact, after a delay or when disturbed.
This example is the SD2B model with the threaded fuze pocket containing a ... read more