WW2 Women's Home Defence Badge.
Brass and enamel, pinback lapel badge for the Women's Home Defence League. The League was started in 1941 by Dr Edith Summerskill Labour MP for Fulham West London. Women recruits learned basic weapon training and military skills. Manufacturer marked ' Collins, London ' to the reverse and in excellent, bright condition. read more
Camouflage Simple Explained.
c1942 ' Camouflage Simple Explained ' by Lt-Col.C.H.Smith a handy and practical book for Home Guards. 32pgs, illustrated with sketches and diagrams explaining the fundamentals of camouflage in relation to personnel, vehicles, buildings and defences. Excellent, used condition. read more
London Area First Aid Armband.
Printed, gold on blue cotton ' First Aid ' armband for use by members of Civil Defence First Aid Parties in the London area. This style of armband was adopted by the London area and this is one of a series of at least twelve designations recorded ( see last image ). Elastic closures, good used condition and uncommon. read more
85.00 GBP
Another Jane's Journal.
Jane was a comic strip created and drawn by Norman Pett exclusively for the British tabloid newspaper The Daily Mirror from 5 December 1932 to 10 October 1959. Featuring Chrystabel Leighton-Porter whom he met while she was modelling for a class in Birmingham in 1939, the strip became very popular during the WW2, particularly amongst the troops and was considered morale-boosting. The salacious c... read more
ARP Training Bulletin No.8
1942ed. ARP Training Bulletin No.8. This 22pg pamphlet is useful for providing a comprehensive index for the rest of the other bulletins. Bulletin also deals with CD beret badges, German photographic flash bomb, FG armlets, training films, gas mask modifications etc. In good used condition with light marking and slight rusting of staples. read more
Comic Postcard - Blackout .
A good, scarce example of a Blackout themed comic postcard, published by the Valentines. Postally used, in good used condition with some creasing.
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Quarter size ARP lapel badge.
Quarter size version of the standard ARP lapel badge in silver wash and enamel. Oval lapel fitting to reverse . Good, bright condition. read more
Home Guard Signalling Manual.
1942ed.,56pg 'Home Guard Signalling Manual' by Geo.G.A.Walters. Covering topics including morse, semaphore, radio and message taking. Illustrated with diagrams and sketches. Excellent, used condition. read more
Oakengates War Weapons Week badge.
Tin and celluloid, pinback badge for ' Oakengates War Weapons Week May 24th -31st 1941. Oaken gates was a small town to the north of Telford, Shropshire. In good, used condition with some minor foxing. read more
Tactical Training in ARP.
1939ed. 'Tactical Training in ARP for Wardens and other Civil Defence Services' by S.Evelyn Thomas. Early commercial manual on civil defence with 204pgs illustrated throughout with b/w photographs and diagrams with all colour centre plates illustrating the Watford visual system of CD control. In good, used condition with minor chipping to cover some light creasing and marking etc., uncommon. read more