Civil Defence area title - Cumberland.

Gold on blue embroidered cotton on wool Civil Defence area title for Cumberland with an area or unit designator 4/W. In good, used condition with clear evidence of having been removed from a uniform.  read more

Code: 8475

Mrs Sew-and-Sew Chart leaflet.

Mrs Sew-and-Sew Chart leaflet No.8 ' How to Reinforce for Extra Wear .' Mrs Sew-and-Sew was a character thought up by the Board of Trade and was used as a vehicle to encourage thrift when dealing with wartime clothing shortages.
Excellent, clean condition.
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Code: 8472

Comic Postcard - ' News from the Front '.

Tucks postcard featuring the artist ' Dinah ' and his trademark children with the title ' News from the Front '. Postally used to a Guilford address in 1945 and featuring a wartime exhortation from the Prime Minister. In good, clean condition.
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Code: 8471

Newport Warship Week pinback badge.

Tin and celluloid pin badge for the Newport Warship Week 1942, probably given in exchange for a donation to the fund. 32mm. In good clean condition.  read more

Code: 8470

Dunlop ARP lapel badge.

Small silver and enamel ARP badge for the Dunlop Rubber Company. Marked ' silver ' to the reverse. Small enamelled shield with half moon style fitting in excellent condition with undamaged enamel, patinated overall.
This is one of a series with different colourways, this is believed to indicate the position of warden.
( SEE also item 8126 )
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Code: 8469

Channel Islands - wartime newspapers.

Copies of the Guernsey Press and The Star for 1944 featuring the news as the occupying German forces would like it to be seen in the headlines. The centre pages feature Island news, more often than not court cases brought about by the theft of food ! Other features, new rationing scales , electric shortages, digging of potatoes etc. Fascinating insight into the life of the Channel Islands under...  read more

Code: 8467

Laugh it Off

One of the series of books by the publisher Raphael Tuck & Songs combining comic verse and drawings. Laugh it Off features superb artwork by Laurie Taylor and comic verses by ' Amos ' centring on a Home Front theme. In good used condition with light marking and two areas of crayon to back cover.  read more

Code: 8466

Grand Union Canal National Service badge.

Brass and enamel National Service lapel badge for the Grand Union Carrying Co. This particularly scarce badge, numbered 70, has a half moon lapel fitting with ' Thom Fattorini, B'ham ' manufacturer to the reverse. The badge comes from one of the companies who used the canals for transportation during the war with the ' Idle Women ' being amongst them. In good, used condition with some minor abr...  read more

Code: 8465

Exchanged Ration Coupons returned envelope.

Pre-printed envelope issued by the Irthlingborough Industrial and Provident Co-op for the return of ration coupons after removal from ration books. Individual sections identifying coupon
groups, heavy workers, soldiers, children etc. In good condition with minor marks.
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Code: 8464

Home Guard manual of Unarmed Combat.

Commercially printed, pocket book size manual of 'Commando & Guerilla Warfare...Unarmed Combat', for Home Guard and Service Use. Published by Bernards Ltd, London the manual features a large number of diagrams and diagrams showing a series of improbable attacks, holds and defences. A shillings worth of optimism! In good used condition, slightly loose cover with rusty staple.  read more

Code: 8463