Wings For Victory Lapel Badge.
30mm Paper and tin, pin back lapel badge for the Wings for Victory campaign. Featuring a non area specific, generic design it was probably given in exchange for a donation to the fund. Good overall condition with some very minor corrosion to reverse. read more
35.00 GBP
ARP ' Butterfly Brand ' Sealing Tape tin.
A now empty tin of ' Butterfly Brand ' ARP Sealing Tape. Intended to be used to make rooms gasproof by sealing all joints etc., they were later rebranded for use as window reinforcement against flying glass. Good, used condition with one bruise. read more
102nd ( Bristol ) Gloucestershire Home Guard Battledress.
Austerity 40 Pat. Battledress Blouse bearing the insignia of a member of the 102nd ( Bristol ) Gloucestershire Home Guard. The 102nd were part of 17 Anti-Aircraft Regiment Home Guard and were a ' Z ' AA rocket battery covering Bristol.
Size 4 fitting a 34"-35" chest, 30"-31" waist for a 5ft 5ins to 5ft 6ins height made by the Ulidia Clothing Co.,Belfast in 1942. Features printed HG shou... read more
Nov.1942 ARP & NFS Review.
Vol.6 No.31 ARP & NFS Review - The Civil Defence Journal. Large format, 50pg magazine an edition featuring the CD School Conference to the cover and articles on the ' WVS as a Second CD Line ' , ' Mobile Kitchens ' and ' Post Raid Welfare '. Good, used condition, corner punched for hanging with minor chips and tears to covers. read more
Bethnal Green Civil Defence Beret Badge
Gilt and enamel beret badge for members of Bethnal Green Civil Defence. Two lugs to the reverse allowed fixing to beret by means of a pin. Scarce. read more
Idle Women - account of national service on the canals.
1st 1947 ' Idle Women ' by Susan Woolfitt. 223pg account of the war work undertaken by a volunteer on the inland waterways of Britain. The ' I.W.' national service badge produced for these often female volunteers produced the nickname of ' Idle Women '. Some illustrations and diagrams. Good used condition with chipped and creased d/w. Is available in pbk but uncommon in original format. read more
St.John Ambulance Brigade A.R.P. Reserve armband.
Heavy duty woven canvas armband for the St.John Ambulance Brigade A.R.P. Reserve. Bright yellow heavy embroidery on black with a stout chrome buckle adjuster. Excellent, clean condition. read more
Comic Postcard - Blackout.
Comic postcard, part of the " Humoresque " range entitled ' Nothing can black-out our hearts'. Message to reverse and in good, clean condition.
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Dennis Bros National Service badge.
Brass and enamel national service lapel badge for an employee of Dennis Bros. Based in Guilford this well known lorry builder produced 700 Churchill tanks, 4500 army lorries, and 3000 tracked personnel carriers during WW2. Numbered to the reverse with manufacturer's details ' Butler B'ham ' to the reverse. Good used condition with wear to silvered finish. read more
The Midnight Watch - Fire Guard Newspaper. No.10.
' The Midnight Watch No.10 ' - ' Broadsheet of Britain's Fire Guard and Civil Defence Workers '. Designed as a poster format information sheet and containing specific and information and news pertinent to the Fire Guard. This example features illustrated articles on the exploding incendiary, duties of officers and organisation of street fire parties. In good, used condition, has been folded wit... read more