Wartime at Baker Perkins.
Large, landscape format wartime company history for Baker Perkins of Peterborough. Baker Perkins produced large numbers of artillery pieces particularly the 25pdr and the mountings for various medium artillery, A-T guns, and naval weapons along with other pieces of equipment. 30pgs with copious b/w illustrations with some large colour plates. Excellent, clean condition. read more
Atherton Wings for Victory Badge.
Uncommon foil Wings for Victory badge for the town of Atherton near Wigan. Presumably given in exchange for a donation to the fund this example in good used condition with some bumping and creasing. read more
Comic postcard - Air Raids Warning.
Bamforth comic postcard featuring a typically saucy comic wartime scene. Postally used, good condition with minor marking.
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Tanks for Victory Lapel badge.
25mm, silvered brass, pinback lapel badge for the Tanks for Victory Club. Manufacturer marked to reverse ' Fattorini & Sons, B'Ham ' and in good, toned condition. Tanks for Victory Club was another fund raising organisation and issued badges for different levels of achievement and belonging. read more
40.00 GBP
ARP ' Pillbox ' shelter brochure/poster.
Brochure issued by the Cement & Concrete Association extolling the virtues of the ' Pillbox ' shelter. Taking the form of a poster which opens up to display plans and images of the shelter under construction and finished. Reverse contains text outlining it's merits and places to see a demonstration example. Good, clean condition with one rust spot. Unusual. read more
LNER Railway ARP Manual.
1940ed. ' A.R.P.2 London & North Eastern Railway - Air Raid Precautions '. 19pg, foolscap format manual outlining ARP requirements specific to the LNER, covers air raid warnings to interference by parachute troops. Good, used condition, with light marking to covers, has been folded. Uncommon. read more
NFS Tiepin/brooch.
Gilded tiepin/bar brooch featuring the NFS emblem. In excellent clean condition with bright gilding. read more
Comic postcard - Careless talk.
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 . Clean, postally unused example, with notation to reverse.
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WVS Post Leader armband.
WVS ' Post Leader ' embroidered on felt, armband. The position of Post Leader was created during the decentralisation of the WVS organisation during 1942 to act as a liason with the local Wardens Post. The armband became available in 1943.
This example in clean condition with one very minor moth nip to reverse. read more
' Carry On ' - LMS Wartime Newsheet.
Dec. 1940ed. 4pgs ' Carry On ', the war time newsletter of the London Midland Scottish Railway. Has stories on the Home Guard, salvage, air raid alerts, timetables and a roll of honour of LMS personnel fighting with the forces. Good, clean condition, has been folded. read more