ARPS Civil Defence Instructor's Lapel Badge.
Gilt and enamel lapel badge for a Civil Defence Instructor who had trained at a national course level at an Air Raid Precautions School ( A.R.P.S. ) . The distinction between attendance at a national course was made with the award of a gilt badge as opposed to a silvered finish for those attending local courses. Half moon lapel fitting to reverse with manufacturer's marking indicating manufactu... read more
ARP badge for Nursing Overall.
Embroidered ' ARP ' on pinstripe cotton for use on the ARP nursing overall Patt. No.80. In good, used condition with clear evidence of having been removed from an overall. Uncommon. read more
Comic Postcard - " Cor ! Paratroops ! ! "
One of the classic comic images of the early war period " Cor ! Paratroops ! ! " published by Raphael Tuck & Sons and created by the artist Laurie Taylor. This example postally unused and features a war savings exhortation to the reverse. Some creasing and water staining but scarce.
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Home Guard lapel badge.
Gilt and enamel, half moon fixing lapel badge. This badge is a variation on the standard HG lapel featuring the words ' Home Guard ' in a rectangular box. This example has bright, undamaged enamel and gilt and is in excellent condition. read more
Sussex Home Guard Battledress.
40 Pat. Battledress Blouse bearing the insignia of the 2nd Sussex ( Petworth ) Battalion, in the form of printed ' SX2 ' shoulder titles. Sergeant stripes to both arms with a Home Guard proficiency badge to one sleeve and printed war service chevrons to the other. Manufacturer's label present but little fragile with inspection marks. Size 16 - 40" chest, 6'1" - 6'2" height and 34in to 35in wai... read more
Fairey Aviation ARP lapel badge.
Chrome and enamel lapel badge worn by members of the ARP organisation of Fairey Aviation Co.Ltd. Best known for its design and building of theFairey Swordfish torpedo bomber, Fairey had centres in Hayes in Middlesex, Heaton Chapel and RAF Ringway in Cheshire. Half-moon lapel fitting to the reverse and manufacturer marked by ' Thos. Fattorini, B'ham '. Good, used condition with undamaged enamel ... read more
CC41 Utility Clothing: Mike Brown
1st 2014 ' CC41 Utility Clothing by Mike Brown '. The Utility symbol, CC41, is one of the most iconic symbols in the history of clothing in Britain; instantly recognisable to anyone who lived in Britain through the Second World War or the immediate post-war years.
Mike Brown looks at the background to, and the evolution of, the clothing scheme and the symbol as it changed to include more... read more
Raiders Overhead by Nixon Barbara
1st 1943 ' Raiders Overhead ': A diary of the London blitz by Nixon, Barbara M. A personal, highly readable and absorbing account of the people of London at war seen through the eyes of a Warden in one of the more heavily bombed boroughs of London. Dixon, a Cambridge graduate, illustrated this account with her own sketches and illustrations. Better condition example with some minor foxing but w... read more
Comic Postcard - Evacuation.
Comic postcard, part of the XL ' Cheerful ' series by an unknown artist with a comic view of evacuation. Good, used condition, postally unused.
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Home Guard Info. Circular No.56
1944, double-sided Home Guard Information Circular No.56, one of the regular stream of circulars updating the Home Guard on all aspects of Home Guard life. This example offers thanks for the service of the Home Guard and the cessation of compulsory duty. Misc notes and honours and awards citations to reverse. Good, clean example with light marking. read more