The Zoo " Goes To It! "
The Zoo " Goes To It! " by Leonard Robert Brightwell
published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, London, 1940. Charming wartime childrens' book featuring colourful artwork illustrating the zoo animals and their contributions to the war effort. Another of Tuck's scarce wartime titles. Good, used condition with some minor marking, bruising etc . read more
Royal Observer Corps FS Cap.
Dark blue wool FS style cap or use by members of the R.O.C.. O/R's white metal R.O.C. cap to side with small white metal R.O.C. buttons to curtain front. Cotton lining with plush headband, approx. size 6 3/4. Excellent, clean condition, moth free. read more
Stanton at War 1939 - 1945
C1945 ' Stanton at War 1939 - 1945 ' is the 66pg war history of the Stanton Ironworks Co. Situated in Ilkeston Derbyshire, Stantons were an iron and steel engineering works building everything from air raid shelters to bomb casings. This illustrated account includes coverage of their wartime work including its own Home Guard and ARP organisation. Good, used condition with lightly marked boards. read more
War Against Hitlerism Teapot by Crown Ducal.
C1939 War Against Hitlerism Teapot by Crown Ducal. Produced by Dyson & Horsfall Ltd of Preston a prominent specialist in the Christmas club trade who offered gifts and products in its catalogues. Produced as a patriotic souvenir to those who had surrendered their aluminium teapots in the scrap drives to provide aluminium for the war industries. In good, used condition with some light marking. read more
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Royal Naval War Libraries worker's badge.
Gilt and enamel pin back badge for workers involved in work for the Royal Naval War Libraries. The RNWL was set up to supply books and magazines to smaller war ships that do not carry their own Service Libraries and to RN Shore Establishments. Many of its books came from donations and funding was through the Royal Naval War Amenities Fund. The RNWL also sold paperback fiction books and gramopho... read more
Internment Correspondence.
Unusual grouping of correspondence sent from the Palace Internment camp on the Isle of Man. Written in Italian to a Liverpool addressee and featuring Censor labels and Internment Camp postal cancellation marks. All letters were written in 1940.
Starting in September 1939 the Government decided to imprison ' foreign or enemy aliens and political and ideological civilian threats to the war... read more
Henry VIII Souvenir from the 1941 Bombing of The Houses of Parliament
A scarce painted lead figure of Henry VIII, produced by The London Stonecraft Co. from the stone and lead recovered from the bombed Houses of Parliament following air raids in 1940 and 1941. One in a series of historical figures produced variously mounted on stone, wood or as in this instance standing on a plush base. Heavy, solid cast with fine detail highlighted in bright paint, impressed to ... read more
' Woman's Magazine ' Land Army Cover.
September 1940 copy of the ' Woman's Magazine ' featuring an attractive colour image of a Land Girl to the cover. 64pgs with contemporary features and articles deemed to be of interest to the wartime housewife. Good, clean condition with some minor damage to spine. read more
Evacuation Window Card.
8cm x 9.5cm card for display in windows showing involvement in the government evacuation sheme. It was primarily designed for display in the windows of houses taking evacuees or involved in the administration of the scheme. The image was designed by the well known designer Abraham Games. Complete with original envelope and accompanying 1939 letter. Excellent, clean condition with foxing and mar... read more
Civil Defence First Aid & Light Rescue manual.
126pg, soft covered manual ' Civil Defence First Aid & Light Rescue '. C1941, illustrated booklet covering aspects of first aid and light rescue at an incident. Produced by an instructor with the Warwickshire CD services and produced in Tamworth. Good, used condition. read more