Wartime Brown Paper Bags.

Wartime brown paper bags overprinted with the slogan ' In Wartime as in time of Peace we aim to give Quality, Service, Satifaction. In excellent condition.
Several available.
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Code: 13364

M&A National Service Lapel badge.

Enamel and bronzed lapel badge believed to be for employees of Mechanizations and Aero Ltd, part of the Nuffield Group. M&A were heavily employed during the war in tank and aero engine production.
Half moon lapel fitting and numbered to reverse. In good, used condition with some abrasions to enamel.  read more

Code: 13363

November 1942 Edition of the Land Girl.

Vol.3, No.7 ' The Land Girl ', one of the smaller, economy editions of the in-house Land Army magazine offering articles about uniforms , Care of the feet and Area News. In good, clean condition with minor creasing and marking to covers.  read more

Code: 13362

Incident Control, CD Training Manual.

Civil Defence Training Manual No.4 ' Incident Control '. 1943 published 74 page manual dealing with all aspects of controlling an incident, in other words an area/areas where bombs had fallen. This manual was aimed directly at Incident Officers who controlled the scene and reported directly back to the Controller. Illustrated with diagrams and sketches. Good, used but clean condition.  read more

Code: 13361

The Zoo " Goes To It! "

The Zoo " Goes To It! " by Leonard Robert Brightwell
published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, London, 1940. Charming wartime childrens' book featuring colourful artwork illustrating the zoo animals and their contributions to the war effort. Another of Tuck's scarce wartime titles. Good, used condition with some minor marking, bruising etc .  read more

Code: 13360

Royal Observer Corps FS Cap.

Dark blue wool FS style cap or use by members of the R.O.C.. O/R's white metal R.O.C. cap to side with small white metal R.O.C. buttons to curtain front. Cotton lining with plush headband, approx. size 6 3/4. Excellent, clean condition, moth free.  read more

Code: 13359

Stanton at War 1939 - 1945

C1945 ' Stanton at War 1939 - 1945 ' is the 66pg war history of the Stanton Ironworks Co. Situated in Ilkeston Derbyshire, Stantons were an iron and steel engineering works building everything from air raid shelters to bomb casings. This illustrated account includes coverage of their wartime work including its own Home Guard and ARP organisation. Good, used condition with lightly marked boards.  read more

Code: 13358

War Against Hitlerism Teapot by Crown Ducal.

C1939 War Against Hitlerism Teapot by Crown Ducal. Produced by Dyson & Horsfall Ltd of Preston a prominent specialist in the Christmas club trade who offered gifts and products in its catalogues. Produced as a patriotic souvenir to those who had surrendered their aluminium teapots in the scrap drives to provide aluminium for the war industries. In good, used condition with some light marking.  read more

Code: 13357

Royal Naval War Libraries worker's badge.

Gilt and enamel pin back badge for workers involved in work for the Royal Naval War Libraries. The RNWL was set up to supply books and magazines to smaller war ships that do not carry their own Service Libraries and to RN Shore Establishments. Many of its books came from donations and funding was through the Royal Naval War Amenities Fund. The RNWL also sold paperback fiction books and gramopho...  read more

Code: 13356

Internment Correspondence.

Unusual grouping of correspondence sent from the Palace Internment camp on the Isle of Man. Written in Italian to a Liverpool addressee and featuring Censor labels and Internment Camp postal cancellation marks. All letters were written in 1940.
Starting in September 1939 the Government decided to imprison ' foreign or enemy aliens and political and ideological civilian threats to the war...  read more

Code: 13355