Hospital Respirator.
The British Hospital Respirator was a special purpose civilian respirator designed for use by hospital patients who were bed-ridden with sickness or head wounds. The mask has a large clear plastic visor, which allowed medical personnel to easily see the patient's face. A long corrugated tube connected to a bellows was used to pump in filtered air. The bellows could be operated by the patient or... read more
ARP Memo No.18 Civil Defence Motor Transport
1944 A.R.P. Memo.18 ' Civil Defence Transport '. Scarce 55pg memo covering all aspects of CD transport from petrol rationing, marking of vehicles, transport officers, tyres and insurance ! Good, used condition with light marking. read more
Ulster Home Guard Home Guard Cap badge.
Die stamped, blackened Ulster Home Guard cap badge. Both loops to reverse and in good, used condition with wear to high points. read more
45.00 GBP
The Auxiliary Fire Service & It's Organisation.
1st ed.1940 The Auxiliary Fire Service & It's Organisation BY Harold Bevir. 263pgs with b/w illustrations dealing with all aspects of the AFS from formation to a listing of AFS circulars and bulletins. Also includes information on uniforms, steel helmet markings, AFS in London and a chapter on German fire brigades. Good, used condition with some light foxing. read more
WVS Hat ribbon and Badge.
Maroon, crepe ribbon for use with the official issue WVS pork pie style hat. Accompanied by a chrome and enamel WVS pin back badge used as a cap badge and lapel. Full length ribbon with bow. read more
HG Instruction No.40 - Northover Projector.
HG Instruction No.40 - ' The Northover Projector. ' Gatefold, illustrated leaflet accompanying the first deliveries of the weapon to the Home Guard. Good, overall condition with some light marks. Scarce. read more
Comic postcard - Shelters.
Comic postcard, part of the Comicus ARP series promoting the efficacy of Anderson shelters. In good, postally unused condition with some minor marking . As I have previously stated these comic postcards featuring iconic wartime subjects are becoming increasingly popular.
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WW2 Special Constabulary Lapel badge.
Chrome and enamel lapel badge for a member of the Special Constabulary. This is a generic design without a specific area, manufactured by ' Thos Fattorini, B'ham ' with individual issue number. Good, bright condition. read more
HG Issued Sten MkII manual.
1942 manual ' Carbine Machine Sten 9mm. MkII ' General instructions. 16pg official manual showing exploded views of the Sten MkII with explanatory text outlining its use, stripping and maintenance. This example with ownership stamp indicating use by the 54th Surrey ( Wimbledon ) Btn, Home Guard. Good, used condition with some rusting to staples. read more
German Invasion Maps & Gazetteer - South England.
In preparation for a likely invasion the German High Command prepared a large multi-piece gazetteer of Britain, its geography and cities. Published in 1941 the gazetteer comprised a number of folders covering specific geographical areas, this example, number 11 was simply entitled ' Sud - England '. The card folder contains a large 1:250000 overview map of the general area with further 1:10000 ... read more