Home Guard Pocket Book.
1940 ' Home Guard Pocket Book ' by Brig-Gen.A.F.U.Green of the West Sussex Home Guard. Published with funds going to the West Sussex HG with 100pgs containing chapters on demolition, weapons, aircraft identification, musketry, drill, strategy & tactics. Illustrated throughout with sketches and diagrams. Good, used condition with some chipping to spine and scarce. read more
Torquay Wings for Victory pin badge.
Tin and card pinback badge for Torquay Wings for Victory week March 6-13 1943. Probably given in exchange for a donation to the fund. In good condition with some marking. read more
ARP - A Practical Guide.
1939ed. ' ARP a Practical Guide ' for the householder and air-raid warden by S.Evelyn Thomas 90pgs giving all major aspects of ARP including gas, shelters, decontamination incendiaries etc. Illustrated with b/w photographs and sketches and colour plates featuring the ARP cigarette cards issued by W&H.O.Wills. Good, used, clean, condition. read more
Ministry of Food Armband.
Printed blue and white Ministry of Food ' Food ' armband. Probably for use by MOF emergency food officers, this example in used condition with some marking. and snags. read more
Victory Lapel Badge.
15mm brass and enamel lapel badge with lapel fitting to reverse. Featuring the morse notation for the letter V surmounted by a V. Good, used condition. read more
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22nd West Riding Bn West Riding of Yorkshire Unit badge.
Printed felt battalion sign worn by the 22nd West Riding of Yorkshire ( Calder Valley )Bn. Featuring a white Yorkshire rose printed on blue over a coloured bar which would indicate the Company, red is believed to be the HQ company . These badges replaced the normal letter/number combination with the neighbouring Calderdale battalion the 21st Bn wearing the same badge with a maroon backing.
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Children's miniature book ' Brave Girls in War '.
Part of the ' Tuck's Little Books ' series published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, this one of the more uncommon of the series ' Brave Girls in War ' was intended as a pocket size book for use ' in the shelter '. In good, used condition with some contemporary marking and replaced staples. read more
Wartime Barlova Malted Drink Tin.
Tin for ' Barlova ' a blend of Malt, Milk & Egg. Displaying classic wartime economy traits with direct printing onto tin and spidering common to many wartime tins. Information panel indicating the ' war emergency measures ' undertaken. In good, clean condition with some abrasions etc. read more
Radnorshire War Weapons Week lapel badge.
25mm tin and celluloid, pin back lapel badge produced in aid of the Radnorshire War Weapons Week May 12-19th 1941. Probably given in exchange for a donation to the fund and in good, used condition with some light corrosion to reverse. Manufactured by Thos. Fattorini, B'ham. read more
National Identity Card with Endorsement - Warden.
Three part National Identity card as issued to many of those involved in Home Front services such as the Home Guard and Civil Defence. Differing from the standard National ID card in having an extra panel with a physical description and room for a photograph of the carrier. Indication of the organisation and occupation are also allowed for.
This example is for a male ARP Warden Edwin J .... read more