Wartime Observer Corps Officer's Cap.
Uncommon example of an Observer Corps Officer's Cap. Manufactured by the Bedford Tailor of Harry Hills Ltd who had their premises in Silver St, Bedford and featuring a prominent label to interior. RAF officer style cap with a deep leather head band and featuring a bullion cap badge with a gilt form of an Elizabethan Beacon Lighter on a mound surmounting a patent leather chinstrap. Good, used co... read more
Emergency Relief Organisation Armband.
Printed cotton armband for the Emergency Relief Organisation. The ERO was the name for most of the post-raid services including rest centres and air raid welfare in Scotland. From December 1940 the various post-raid organisations were brought under the ERO banner and insignia was issued. In good overall condition with light surface marking. Scarce. read more
CD Training Pamphlet No2. Objects Dropped from the Air.
Important Civil Defence Training Pamphlet detailing all the objects dropped from the air likely to be encountered by CD personnel. Printed in 1944 and given a RESTRICTED classification the70pg booklet details most of the known German air dropped ordnance demonstrating them in b/w photographs and diagrams. Also lists Italian ordnance and Allied AA shells, barrage balloon devices,mortars,rockets ... read more
A.F.S. Nuneaton Lapel badge.
Brass and silver gilt lapel badge worn by members of Nuneaton A.F.S. Half moon lapel fitting with manufacturer's details for the ' Birmingham Medal Co '. Rubbed condition but scarce. read more
WVS Cambridgeshire Civil Defence arm badge.
WVS Civil Defence embroidered arm badge and area title for Cambridgeshire. Arm badge and area title embroidered on felt which replaced flannel from 1941 due to wartime shortages. The badge and Cambridgeshire title were worn low on the sleeve although the arm badge does appear both as a breast and beret/hat badge. Both items in unmothed condition with clear signs of having been removed from a un... read more
45.00 GBP
Children's miniature book ' Life in a Tank '.
Part of the ' Tuck's Little Books ' series published by Raphael Tuck & Sons intended as a pocket size book for use ' in the shelter '. In good, used condition with some contemporary marking.
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Emergency Food Officer lapel badge.
Gilt and enamel lapel badge for a Ministry of Food 'Emergency Food Officer'. with the details of H.W.Miller, B'ham to the reverse half-moon lapel fitting. Gilt is bright with very minor abrasions. EFOs were largely administrative staff brought in to restore food supplies where disruption had been caused by air raid damage. read more
40.00 GBP
WVS ' Post Leader ' Armband.
The WVS Post Leader was a position created by a 1942 decentralisation of the WVS organisation to mirror that of the Warden's service and an encouragement of WVS members to undertake elementary CD training. Thus new posts were created within the WVS Housewives Service with the Post Leader being tasked with liaising with the local Wardens Post. With the 1943 introduction of the grey armband for m... read more
Wartime ' Roll out the Barrel ' Churchill Novelty Mug.
Wartime ' Roll out the Barrel ' Novelty Mug manufactured by Wade Heath the well known Burslem ceramics company who specialised in the production of novelty pieces. Featuring the lyrics of the song ' Roll out he Barrel ' which was popular during the war, recorded amongst others by the Andrews Sisters, and sporting a figure of Churchill as a handle, these novelty items were popular during the war... read more
The Unbroken Front - Ministry of Food.
1944 1st ed. ' The Unbroken Front - Ministry of Food, Personalities & Problems 1914-1944 ' by Sir Thomas G.Jones. 215pgs outlining the history of the M.O.F. from its inception in 1914 through the WW2 years. Covers all aspects from rationing, air raids, feeding the Home Guard, emergency feeding centres and British Restaurants. Good condition complete with d/w. read more