The Home Guard - N.R.Storey.

One of the popular Shire series ' The Home Guard ' by Neil R. Storey is a useful overview of the history of the Home Guard and is profusely illustrated with b/w and colour illustrations of their attendant memorabilia and ephemera. New copy.
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Code: 8279

Defence - The Services' Magazine & Home Guard Monthly.

September 1944ed of the Home Guard Monthly with articles on ' the Fly Bombardment ' and ' With the HG Coast Artillery '. 56pgs in excellent, clean condition with some minor rusting to staples.

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Code: 8277

Comic postcard - the Good Old Days.

Comic postcard by the artist ' Tempest ' entitled ' The Good Old Days ' portraying pre ration times with an abundance of chocolate, oranges and bananas. Postally used in 1942 to a Lancashire address. Good condition with some marking.
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Code: 8276

Dig for Victory Leaflet No.14 - Drying, Salting, Pickles, Chutneys.

1942ed. Dig For Victory Leaflet No14 ' Drying, Salting, Pickles, Chutneys '.4 pg leaflet published by the Min.of Agriculture giving advice on the different methods of preserving fruits and vegetables. In , clean condition with some minor foxing.
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Code: 8275

WLA notepaper.

White headed notepaper with embossed Women's Land Army symbol to top left hand corner. In excellent clean condition. Several available.
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Code: 8267

Forest of Dean War Weapons Week badge.

Tin and celluloid, pinback badge for the Forest of Dean War Weapons Week, given in exchange for a donation to the Fund. Manufacturer marked ' Thos. Fattorini, B'ham ' In good condition with minor foxing and light corrosion to the edge and the reverse.  read more

Code: 8264

' Rafie's Rollicking Trip to Berlin ' pinball style game.

An original ' Phoney War ' period pinball style game - ' Rafie's Rollicking Trip to Berlin ' by R.Journet & Co, London. Contained in it's original box, the game features bright, optimistic graphics typical of the period. In generally good condition with some of the edge sealing tape missing, but glass lid firmly retained, box with split seams, crushing and light marking.  read more

Code: 8258

' Cockney Campaign ' - Stepney in the Blitz.

1945 1st ed. 144pgs ' Cockney Campaign ' by the Borough's Mayor Frank R.Lewey. An account of the the Borough of Stepney during the Blitz . Illustrated with b/w photographs. In good, clean condition with light sunning to spine. Uncommon and detailed account.  read more

Code: 8256

ARP - Shelters for Persons in Factories and Commercial buildings.

1939 draft of the Civil Defence Bill ' Air Raid Shelters for Persons Working in Factories and Commercial Buildings '. 27pgs with large numbers of sketches and diagrams showing locations and plans for shelter provision. In good overall condition with some contemporary pencil notation and minor rusting to staples.  read more

Code: 8254

Air Training Corps Cadet Manual.

21pg loose bound, 1941ed Air Training Corps ' Cadets Manual ' . Covers mostly mechanical subjects and is illustrated with sketches and diagrams. Unit stamped ' No.378 Mannock Squadron ' and in good, used condition.  read more

Code: 8245