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
1941 Bombed Houses of Parliament souvenir - figure
Lead figure of Cardinal Wolsey 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... read more
Potato Pete's Recipe Book.
Produced by the Ministry of Food the 11pg booklet featured
' Potato Pete ' a cartoon character, used to promote the consumption of potatoes, especially those grown in home gardens. Illustrated throughout with cartoons and containing a potato recipe for every occasion. In good, clean condition and uncommon.
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War Diary - English Electric Co.Ltd 1938 - 1945.
C1946 ' War Diary - English Electric Co.Ltd 1938 - 1945 '.255pgs with numerous illustrations of the work of the English Electric Co and their products during the Second World War. Includes Roll of Honour and a seperate chapter on work done in conjunction with Napiers. read more
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Donisthorpe Colliery ARP badge.
Chrome and enamel lapel badge for the Donisthorpe Collery ARP, Moira, Leicestershire. Half-moon fitting to the reverse, numbered ' 56 ', manufacturer marked ' Thos.Fattorini, B'ham '. In good, used condition with some wear to the chrome finish. Colliery ARP badges are uncommon. read more