Fire Guard Face mask.
Resembling a prop from a horror film this scarce Fire Guard face mask is quite crudely assembled but commercially available at the time. An early attempt to provide facial protection against incendiary bombs. Sheet steel construction with rolled edges with separate, spot-welded nose piece with two strips of rubber to act as padding. Originally the mask was retained by cloth or string ties which... read more
1940 A.R.P.News
A copy of the July 1940 Vol.3,No.2 edition of A.R.P. News featuring an evacuee front cover. 26pgs with a number of illustrated articles: ' A.R.P. Parade, Training the Rescue Party, the Warden's Agreement, Raids Don't Stop Railways etc. Includes a large number of contemporary adverts advertising such wonders as ' A.R.P. Underwear ' ! Good, used condition with light marking to covers. read more
Wartime ' Lumar ' Jigsaw - A.R.P.
Wartime 6d jigsaw by Lumar - A.R.P. subject. 260+ piece, full colour jigsaw showing a motorised fire pump outside a Warden's post. Good, clean and bright condition contained in its original box. All pieces present. read more
20th (Hailsham) Battalion, Sussex Home Guard insignia.
An ' arm ' of insignia for a Corporal of the 20th (Hailsham) Battalion, Sussex Home Guard. Comprising a Sussex Regt., bi-metal cap badge, screen printed Home Guard shoulder title, ' 20 SX ' battalion titles, a South East Command Sussex & Surrey District printed badge with a pair of Corporal rank stripes. All in good condition showing evidence of having been removed from a uniform with a slight ... read more
WVS Civil Defence economy badge in box.
Chrome and red paint WVS Civil Defence pinback badge. Introduced in late 1939/40 to replace the ARP pattern, initial issues had enamel lettering that was subsequently replaced by red paint as in this example. In excellent, bright condition contained in it's original box. Manufactured by L.Simpson, London. read more
15.00 GBP
' Old Bill ' Sweet Container.
Caricature figure sweet container based on the eponymous WW1 Bruce Bairnsfather character ' Old Bill '. 30cm tall, papier-mache construction which read more
Home Guard Explosives Manual.
C1943 ' What the HG Needs to Know About Explosives ' by Lt.Chas.C.Knight. One of the Bernards ' Key ' guides series, the manual uses its 68pgs to give a good coverage of the general nature of explosives, their storage and care and their use in typical Home Guard scenarios. Illustrated throughout with sketches and diagrams. Good overall condition with some minor marking and contemporary annotati... read more
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
London Victory Celebrations Bentalls lapel badge.
34mm tin and celluloid pin badge produced by the Kingston upon Thames department store Bentalls to mark the London Victory Celebrations on June 8th 1946. Good, used condition with name scratched to reverse. read more
Wartime National Household Milk.
Wartime Ministry of Food National Household Milk tin .Typical wartime overprinted finish with instructions printed to side and steel salvage slogan. Smaller, 11cm size. This example in better condition than most, with light wear and corrosion with the usual wartime spidering to finish . read more