Fire Watcher lapel badge.

Chrome and enamel, lapel badge for a Fire Watcher. Badge worn by the force intended to stop the spread of fire caused by bombs in mainly industrial/business premises. Superceded in 1941 by the Fire Guard. Badge in good, used, bright, condition.  read more

Code: 12820

Comic Postcard - Gasmask Theme.

Comic postcard part of the ' Cheerful Series ' published in London featuring a gas mask theme. In good, clean condition, postally used in 1939. These classic wartime comic postcards are increasingly sought after and prices are increasing for the more uncommon examples.
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Code: 12819

Halesowen's War Weapons Week badge.

30mm tin and celluloid, pinback badge for Halesowen's War Weapons Week, Apr.26 - 3 May 1941. Probably given in exchange for a contribution to the fund, this example with light marking and light corrosion to the reverse.  read more

Code: 12818

A.R.P.Handbook No.10 Training in First Aid.

1942 2nd ed. reprint 1943 ' A.R.P.Handbook No.10 Training in First Aid For Civil Defence Purposes '. 64pgs, with illustrations, outlining the more practical first aid likely to be required at an incident. Paper salvage notation to front cover. Good, used, condition with minor marking, etc.  read more

Code: 12817

1940 Ration Book R.B.1

First issue ration book R.B.1. Issued to a Bristol address and dated July 1940, this particular example in good, used condition with the usual clipped and cancelled coupons with light rusting to staples.  read more

Code: 12816

SFP Armband.

Printed cotton ' SFP ' armband for use by Supplementary/Street Fire Parties as issued from August 1940. The reorganisation and subsequent renaming of the Fire Guard in 1941 caused the issue of another armlet, in the interests of economy, a printed overlay was issued for stitching over the original symbol. Good, used condition, with some light marking and stencilled issue number to the reverse.  read more

Code: 12815

Update

There will be a brief update holiday with updates resuming w/c 30/10.

Many thanks

Roger  read more

Code: 12814

Butterfly Brand ARP Sealing Outfit.

A complete, unused boxed Butterfly Brand ARP sealing kit. Containing 2 x tins of 2" sealing tape and 1 x roll 4" sealing tape, a roll of glass reinforcing kraft paper and a roll of glass reinforcing parchment paper contained in the original carton with it's original brightly designed label. The kit was intended to be used to make a room and windows gas proof with reinforced windows against blas...  read more

Code: 12813

Embroidered Civil Defence armband.

Standard pattern Civil Defence' armlet ' as issued from 1940. This example is the less common embroidered pattern as opposed to the more commonly encountered screen printed examples. Good, used condition.  read more

Code: 12812

The Browning Heavy Machine Gun.

1942ed. ' The Browning Heavy Machine Gun - .300 calibre model1917(water cooled) Mechanism Made Easy '. Produced by Gale & Polden, this 32pg booklet was produced to explain the workings of the standard Heavy Machine Gun used by the Home Guard. Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs and diagrams. In good, clean condition with some minor rusting to staples.  read more

Code: 12811