Utility Furniture by Jon MIlls.
36pgs, hard cover. A comprehensive guide to the introduction of Utility Furniture including a facsimilie reproduction of the first Utility catalogue.
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Oldbury Civil Defence area title.
Embroidered, gold on blue area title for Oldbury in the Midlands. This example is a ' Cash's ' tape example and was known to be worn by the Oldbury Rescue units. Good, used condition with indications of having been removed from a uniform. read more
Home Guard Handbook.
Good, clean copy of the 'Home Guard Handbook' by John Brophy. This edition was published in 1941 and deals with widespread topics from parachute troops to road blocks and Thompson Gun to 'Molotoffs'. 126pgs illustrated with line drawings and diagrams. John Brophy wrote a number of books for the Home Guard during the course of the war. In good, used condition with some marking read more
' Blouses A.R.P.59a ' Civil Defence ' battledress blouse '
942 dated ' Blouses A.R.P.59a ' Civil Defence ' battledress blouse ' style tunic. Size 2 - 5ft 4ins and under, Height, Chest 35ins to 37ins and 33-35ins Waist. Clear label indicating manufacture by Claude Alexander Ltd with WD inspection marks to interior indicating manufacture in 1942. ARP Pattern 59A was described as ' Rescue Party Austerity Battledress Blouse ' and was of a higher quality t... read more
City of Birmingham ARP Manual for Air Raid Assistance.
1940 City of Birmingham ARP - ' Measures for the assistance of Persons suffering loss or damage in Air Raids '. 31pg manual offering advice from the collection of dead bodies to compensation for damaged furniture. Also lists warden's sub-division centres and Citizens' Advice Bureaux where assistance can be sought. Good, used condition. read more
102nd East Riding ( AA Rocket) Bty. Home Guard Titles.
Printed blue/black on khaki Home Guard titles worn by the 102nd East Riding ( AA Rocket) Bty. Home Guard based in Hull. Accompanied by an over-stitched, printed and padded AA Command badge and a printed Home Guard shoulder title. Good condition with clear evidence of having been removed from a uniform. read more
Air Raid Warden's Helmet.
A particularly clean example of a MkII helmet worn by an ARP Warden. Size 7 1/4, MkI, 1940 dated lining by BMB ( Briggs Motor Bodies ) with a 1941dated shell with unknown maker's markings. Hand-painted ' W '. to both front and back of helmet. With some minor paint loss this remains one of the cleaner examples. read more
Rowley Regis War Weapons Week badge.
25mm approx, tin and celluloid pinback badge for ' Rowley Regis War Weapons Week Feb 1st - 8th 1941 '. Featuring a warship design ,this example is in good, clean condition with some minor corrosion to reverse and minor areas to edge. Manufactured by ' Thos. Fattorini, B'ham. read more
Giles Annual No.1.
The first Giles Annual, featuring cartoons by the artist Giles.The start of a series of annuals showing the work of Giles that appeared in the Daily and Sunday Express. This annual contains work from 1943 onwards with cartoons lampooning Hitler,the invasion of Europe, GIs and wry and sardonic observations about wartime Britain. In excellent, clean and used condition with some bumping to corners... read more
AFS Lapel badge.
Chrome and enamel AFS lapel badge ( 20mm height ). Not the standard pattern of lapel badge, its design suggests an early war pattern. Good, clean condition. read more