26th West Riding ( Huddersfield ) Home Guard Battalion Titles.

Printed blue/black on khaki Home Guard shoulder title for the 26th West Riding of Yorkshire ( Huddersfield ) Battalion .Good, clean condition with clear evidence of having been removed from a uniform accompanied by a printed shoulder title .  read more

Code: 12823

Fighter Controller.

Another commercial publication in the 'Bernards' series ' Fighter Controller ' by S/Ldr. J.D.V.Holmes. 70pgs, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings giving a fictional account of the work of a fighter controller. C1943. Good, used condition with creasing to card cover.  read more

Code: 12822

ARP ' Butterfly Brand ' Sealing Tape - large.

Tin with contents of ' Butterfly Brand ' ARP Sealing Tape. Large size intended to be used to make rooms gasproof by sealing all joints etc., they were later rebranded for use as window reinforcement against flying glass. Good, slightly tired condition, with missing lid. Heavy item.  read more

Code: 12821

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 Superceded in 1941 by the Fire Guard.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.
POSTFREE within UK  read more

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

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