By Rail to Victory - LNER in Wartime.

196pgs 'By Rail to Victory - The Story of the LNER in Wartime' by Norman Crump. 1st Ed. 1947. Includes the blackout, Dunkirk, munitions, women and Overlord, illustrated throughout with b/w photographs, fold-out maps, and diagrams. Important and useful history of the LNER. In good, clean condition with slightly stained boards.  read more

Code: 7912

Home Guard shoulder titles - Manchester.

Red, embroidered , sansserif lettering Home Guard shoulder titles. This colour of shoulder title is associated with use by units of the Greater Manchester Home Guard. The area covered by Greater Manchester was divided into zones with each zone taking a different colour shoulder title. These examples in good, unissued condition with slightly grubby reverse.  read more

Code: 7906

August's of Halifax National Service badge.

Chrome and enamel lapel badge for ' August's of Halifax On National Service'. Horseshoe lapel fitting to reverse, numbered, and manufacturer marked 'Thos.Fattorini,B'ham'. In excellent, clean and bright condition with undamaged enamel.  read more

Code: 7893

Salvage poster.

38cm x 25cm approx poster exhorting the saving of newspapers, cardboard and brown paper with the slogan ' Raw materials are war materials'. Good, condition with minor creasing and light marking.  read more

Code: 7888

Air Sea Rescue game.

Attractive wartime board game 'Air Sea Rescue'. Produced by 'Tuck' this colourful game, printed on board, is accompanied by it's card pieces and dice shaker in their original box. A good example of a wartime, economy game. Some marking to outside of board and box container.  read more

Code: 7887

Norfolk CC ARP course manual.

1938 Norfolk County Council manual for a short course in ARP. Designed to be run by a CAGS instructor, the course covers everything from decontamination, organisation, gases and protective clothing. Additional, contemporary pencil notes to the margins. In good overall condition with slightly dusty covers.
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Code: 7886

All Clear - Sheffield Civil Defence magazine.

September 1940 edition of 'All Clear' the magazine of Sheffield's Civil Defence Services. This particular edition deals with various topics - a brief history of the history of Sheffield ARP, reports from various ARP Groups within the city and fitness for the Warden. 24pgs with some illustrations in excellent, clean condition.  read more

Code: 7880

Patriotic wartime matchbox cover.

Tin and celluloid matchbox cover sporting pictures of the Allies leaders, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin to one side and their respective countries' flags to the other. A patriotic sentence celebrating the defeat of the 'Greatest Tyrany in History' to the third side. In good clean condition.  read more

Code: 7877

Co-Op ARP lapel badge.

Gilt and enamel pinback ARP badge for an as yet unidentified Co-Op. Manufacturer marked to the reverse 'Thos.Fattorini,B'ham'. In clean,bright condition with undamaged enamel.  read more

Code: 7873

Ration book grouping.

A group of ration books to one recipient consisiting of a 1940 R.B.1, a 1941 Ration Book Supplement R.B.9 a Points Coupon book R.B.10 and a M.O.F. receipt for coupon replacement. All items named to the same person with a Chichester address. All items used with creasing, minor staple rusting an with removed coupons but in generally good order.  read more

Code: 7867