Halesowen's Warship Week badge.
30mm tin and celluloid, pinback badge for Halesowen's Warship Week, Feb.28 - 7 Mar 1942. Probably given in exchange for a contribution to the fund, this example with light foxing and corrosion with some deformation to reverse. read more
Fire Guard Paperwork - Oxford.
Small grouping of paperwork relating to the exemption from Fire Guard duties of a resident who lived initially in Coventry and latterly in Oxford. Letters and forms relate to ongoing exemption in 1942 and 1943. Good, used condition.
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Home Guard Fieldcraft Manual.
2nd, 1942ed of the Home Guard Fieldcraft Manual by Major John Langdon-Davies. This manual concentrates on concealment and camouflage and how to use natural cover. 173pgs including chapters on night training, sniper suits, concealment from the air and a 'reception for airborne troops'. Langdon-Davies was a British author and journalist. He was a war correspondent during the Spanish Civil War and... read more
Comic postcard - Haricot Beans and Gasmasks!
Wartime comic postcard featuring the hardy perennial of British comedy- the fart gag. Featuring the work of the artist Donald McGill and is postally unused and in excellent, clean condition.
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Home Guard shoulder title - Manchester.
Red, embroidered, Home Guard shoulder title. This colour of shoulder title is associated with use by units of the Greater Manchester Home Guard. The area covered by Greater Manchester was divided into zones with each zone taking a different colour shoulder title. This example in good, issued condition with clear evidence of having been removed from a uniform. read more
Gas Mask Handbag.
One of the more difficult items of Home Front memorabilia to acquire, this example of a luxury gas mask handbag is in better than average condition. Made of blue leather with a watered silk effect interior with separate mirror and lipstick compartment and a separate purse. The gas mask is contained in a seperate box container under the handbag compartment which is then concealed by a lined fla... read more
' Welcome to Essex ' War Welfare Souvenir Booklet.
32pg booklet entitled ' Welcome to Essex ' produced in 1943 with proceeds for Essex War Welfare. Covering everything from the history of the county to the services available within the county, the booklet was squarely aimed at the American serviceman who abounded in the East of England in this period. Good, used condition. read more
1943 Tipton Wings for Victory tin badge.
Tin and card pin badge probably given in exchange for a contribution to the fund raised during Tipton's Wings for Victory campaign held between the 5th and 12th of June 1943. Good, used condition with some rubbing and minor loss. read more
Comic Postcard - food/Navy theme.
Comic postcard published by Bamforth as part of their ' Tempest Kiddy ' series featuring the work of the artist Tempest. This example shows a child praying for thanks to the Navy for the safe deliverance of her food. Postally used with light marking.
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Manual of the Sten Gun with notes on the Northover.
C1942 ' Manual of the Sten Gun - with notes on the Northover ' by Lt.E.W.Manders & W.Benttly Capper. 32pgs covering the three marques of Sten guns available to the Home Guard with additional notes on the Northover projector . Rusting to staples with light marking to covers otherwise clean. One of the more uncommon of the plethora of commercial publications aimed at the Home Guard. read more