Allotment & Garden Guide Vol.I No.3
Issued as part of Ministry of Agriculture Dig For Victory campaign , this leaflet entitled ' Allotment & Garden Guide ' was one of a series issued in early 1945 under the same title. Vol.1 No.3 of March 1945 deals with all aspects of establishing an allotment and tips for the time of year. 8 page, gatefold leaflet in excellent condition.
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Identity Card endorsed ' mentally defective '.
Identity Card, one of the new 1943 issues, made out to a woman and endorsed ' Mentally defective '. Her address is given as a hospital. Card is in excellent, clean condition and bears a cancellation from 1943 . An unusual example of wartime registration read more
South Lonsdale Home Guard Association lapel badge.
Gilt and enamel lapel badge for ' the Kings Own - South Lonsdale Home Guard Association '. Home Guard Associations and OCAs were set up during and very quickly after the Stand Down in 1944, this example dating from that period. Lapel fitting to reverse, manufacturer marked ' Thos' Fattorini, B'ham '. In good clean condition with some patination to gilt finish. read more
Victory headscarf.
Large, rayon headscarf with ' VE ' and peace motif overlaid over a printed desgn featuring ration books, Allied flags, Churchill, and the Royal Family. These wartime themed headscarfs, hankies, and scarfs were popular as they were not rationed and were a bright and contemporary fashion accessory. In excellent, clean and bright condition. read more
Home Guard Instruction No.51 Pts 1 - 4.
4 x manuals of Home Guard Instruction No.51 ' Battlecraft and Battle Drill for the Home Guard '. Part I ' Introduction & Battlecraft 1942 ', Part II ' Battle Drill 1942 ' , Part III ' Patrolling 1943 ', and Part IV ' The Organization of Home Guard Defence 1943 ' , the last dealing with the Smith Gun and Spigot Mortar. All manuals with the exception of Part I illustrated with sketches and diagra... read more
1941 Bombed Houses of Parliament souvenir - figure.
Lead figure of King Charles mounted on stone produced by the London Stonecraft as a souvenir of the blitzed Houses of Parliament. Tooled Portland stone base with lead rosette featuring the Houses of Paliament ' London 1941 ', the rosette apparently made from the lead from the roof as was the figure itself with this fact cast into the reverse of the figure. These and numerous other items were pr... read more
Home Guard Anti-Aircraft Service Certificate group.
Small certificate given for service with the Home Guard Anti-Aircraft forces. Awarded to Pte.A.E.Page on the stand down of the HG in December 1944 with facsimilie signature of the CO of AA Command General Pile. Accompanied by Pte.Page's HG Service certificate with original envelope made out to a Birmingham address. Unusually Service certificate has printed details, both items in good condition. read more
Light Rescue shoulder titles.
Pair of embroidered gold on blue Civil Defence shoulder titles for the Light Rescue service. Unissued condition. Variation in style. ( SEE item 7918 )
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WLA grouping.
Grouping of paperwork and insignia to a Beatrice Colwell. Originally from Hampshire the group includes WLA Release Certificate, Service Certificate, 2 year armband showing 3 1/2 years service, cap badge, birth certificate, Identity card and a post-War reunion programme. All items in good, used condition with some creasing etc to paperwork. read more
OLd Bill Stands By !
37pg card covered, magazine format collection of Second World War cartoons by the renowned WW1 artist Bruce Bairnsfather. Featuring Bairnsfather's best known character ' Old Bill ' it sets ' an old friend in a new emergency ' with accompanying text. In good, used condition with lightly marked covers. Bairnsfather's WW2 work is not as well known or as prolific as his earlier WW1 endeavours. read more