Rowley Regis Warship Week badge.
Approx. 25mm tin and celluloid pinback badge for Brierley Hill Warship Week March 1942. Manufacturer marked ' Thos. Fattorini, B'ham ' and is in good used condition with light rusting to reverse and minor foxing. read more
They Watched and Waited - Pevensey at War.
1st 1946 ' They Watched and Waited ' by Gordon Court. 79pgs giving a resume of the wartime history of Pevensey and Westham illustrated throughout with sketches and maps. Seems to cover every aspect of the war from crashed aircraft to the activities of the Home Guard, WVS, NFS, CD, even the Coastguard ! Extensive appendices including a roll of honour for the services. Generally good condition wi... read more
WLA armband - 1 Years Service.
Embroidered, cotton on felt armband for the Womens Land Army. This is the basic armband worn on joining, further service with the WLA indicated by the addition of diamonds indicating six months service, in this case, 1 years service is shown. This example in good, used condition, slightly misshapen from wear. read more
Comic Postcard - Blackout.
Comic postcard, part of the XL ' Cheerful ' series showing wardens enjoying a breach of the blackout regulations. Generally good condition with some damage to bottom r/h corner.
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Unexploded Bomb Report Form.
Unexploded Bomb Report Form, ARP/UXB1. Scarce copies of forms used to report UXBs with relevant information to assess priority. Several available.
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WVS East Suffolk Civil Defence arm badge.
WVS Civil Defence embroidered arm badge and area title for East Suffolk. Arm badge and area title embroidered on felt which replaced flannel from 1941 due to wartime shortages. The badge and East Suffolk title were worn low on the sleeve although the arm badge does appear both as a breast and beret/hat badge. Both items in unmothed condition with clear signs of having been removed from a uniform read more
Fairey Aviation Factory Service lapel badge.
Chrome and enamel lapel badge worn by workers of Fairey Aviation Co.Ltd. at their Hayes factory. Featuring a stylistic design this pin back badge features the maker's details ' Thomas Fattorini Regent St Birmingham '. Fattorini were the principle suppliers of these identity badges and were the first to suggest this system of identification of war workers. Excellent, bright condition. read more
Comic postcard - Safe Area.
Comic postcard, part of the Comicus series in this case featuring a courting couple. In good, postally used condition with some minor marking . As I have previously stated these comic postcards featuring wartime subjects are becoming increasingly popular.
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35th County of London ( Civil Service ) Btn. Home Guard Titles
Printed blue/black on khaki Home Guard unit title for the 35th ( Civil Service ) Battalion County of London Home Guard accompanied by an embroidered shoulder title.The Battalion had its headquarters in Westminster. This set of insignia is in unissued condition. read more
Fire over London.
' Fire over London - The story of the London Fire Service 1940-41 '.32pg booklet published by the London County Council in 1941 describing the Fire services role in defeating the big fire raids of 1940/41.Very much in the style of the HMSO series of wartime histories this example in excellent clean condition. read more