11th Btn Cornwall Home Guard Comrades badge.
Brass and enamel lapel badge for the ' Chough Comrades Association ', the Chough is the Cornish county bird, representing the 11th Battalion Cornwall Home Guard. The 11th Btn covered the Newquay area. This scarce badge has a half moon lapel fitting and is manufacturer marked ' Thos.Fattorini, B'ham ' and is in generally good condition with minor enamel loss to border. read more
Portslade Spitfire Fund badge.
Tin and celluloid pinback badge for the Portslade Spitfire Fund, Portslade is part of Brighton. Probably given to indicate a donation to the fund this badge is once again manufacturer by the prolific Thos Fattorini, B'ham. Badge is in good condition but has suffered a blow to the front causing a doming effect to the reverse but with little damage to the obverse. Minor rust marks. read more
Fire Guard Metal Sector Point Plate - Cambridge.
Hand painted Fire Guard metal Sector Point plate with sector point identification to the front and a printed form glued to reverse showing requirements for an incident . These tags were probably used by the sector control point to manage an incident. Sector Point A252 was located at 71 Montague Road, Cambridge. Good clean condition. read more
Fire Guard overlay for use with SFP armband.
The reorganisation and subseqent renaming of the Fire Guard in 1941 caused the issue of another armlet, in the interests of economy, a printed overlay was issued for stitching over the original SFP armband. This example printed on a rubberised cotton. In good used condition with clear evidence of having been removed from an armband. read more
Leicestershire POW Comfort fund badge.
Paper Leicestershire POW Comfort fund badge. Secured with a pin this ' flag day ' emblem was given for a donation to the fund. Good, clean, used condition.
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Royal Ordnance Factory badge.
Impressed plastic R.O.F.badge bearing the motto ' Front Line Duty' over crossed bombs and the letters ' ROF '. Two holes to the banner allowed it to be tacked onto clothing. It is believed that this badge was worn on the overalls. Badge in good condition with rubbing to the high spots. read more
Hitler ' Po' ashtray.
Comic ashtray in the form of a potty with Hitler's face in the interior with the dedication ' Flip your ashes on old nasty ' and the pun ' The violation of Poland '. This Phoney War period novelty was one of a series showing notable Axis leaders and was manufactured by Fieldings. In good undamaged condition.
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WVS clothing label.
Woven WVS clothing label. This style of label was featured in most wartime clothing this size probably came from the greatcoat. In excellent, clean condition.
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Boxed WVS ARP badge.
Chrome and enamel pinback badge for Women's Voluntary Services ARP. This badge was announced in 1938 issued for WVS volunteers who had undertaken ARP training, it was quickly superceded the following year by a new design. Designed as a lapel badge it is commonly seen as a hat badge.
This example in bright, clean condition with undamaged enamel, maker marked H.B.SALE, B'ham. Contained in ... read more
Egham & District Air Raid Victims' Fund lapel badge.
Tin and celluloid pin badge for the ' Egham & District Air Raid Victims' Fund. Numbered badge presumably given as a reward for a contribution to the fund. In excellent, clean condition. read more