First Aid Worker Bronze Door Sign.

Scarce, bronze and enamel ' First Aid Worker ' sign. 6" x 1.5" and manufactured by Butler Jones ( Nameplates ) Ltd based in S.E. London who were responsible for the production of many of the variations of A.R.P. signs to be found. Excellent, unissued condition retaining care label to reverse. Scarce.  read more

Code: 14281

A.R.P. Factory badge.

Gilt and enamel badge worn by A.R.P. personnel of an unknown company ' D.P. '. Half moon lapel fitting to reverse. Individually numbered with manufacturer details ' Thos.Fattorini,B'ham ' to reverse. Good, clean condition with a small section of enamel damage at 9 0'clock.  read more

Code: 14280

Cheshire Council A.R.P. Rescue Training.

1940 Cheshire County Council ' A.R.P. Rescue Training '. 20pg manual offering an explanation of the duties of Rescue Parties and advice from casualty evacuation, winching, lifting, shoring, rope and ladder work. Good, heavily used condition, has been folded with an old sellotape repair to last page. Uncommon.  read more

Code: 14279

London Civil Defence Region 1940 New Year Magazine.

1940 New Year Magazine issued by the London Civil Defence Region. 56pgs filled with cartoons, poems, plays and short stories. Good, clean condition with some abrasions and light marking and creasing to covers, staples now missing.  read more

Code: 14278

London Transport ARP manual.

938ed,35pgs manual for London Transport staff covering the basics of ARP. Starting with an introduction to the staff the manual concentrates mainly on poison gas but includes sections on bombs and assistance to passengers. In good used condition with minor marking.  read more

Code: 14277

London Auxiliary Ambulance Service lapel badge.

Brass and enamel lapel badge for the London Auxiliary Ambulance Service. The LAAS was spawned from the London Volunteer Ambulance Service formed in 1938 and was renamed on the outbreak of war. The badge was introduced sometime in 1940/41.
Manufactured by Roden, London this example is in good, used condition with a minor surface abrasion and marked 1939 to reverse. Increasingly uncommon.  read more

Code: 14276

Hove AFS Christmas Card.

Christmas 1939 Christmas card specially printed for Mr & Mrs J.Woodford from Hove featuring an AFS badge to the front. Good, clean condition.  read more

Code: 14275

Civil Defence Reserve Regional Column Shoulder title.

Embroidered Civil Defence Reserve Regional Column ' VI ' Shoulder title. The Civil Defence Reserves were borne from the acute manpower shortages experienced by all the home front services and were to provide a mobile group of all CD services. The Regional Column was a unit of between 40 and 50 personnel providing its own administration, first aid, rescue, decontamination and dispatch riders. Ut...  read more

Code: 14274

Wartime Rinso washing powder.

Large Wartime packet of Rinso washing powder. Economy packet with two colour printing directly onto cardboard. Packet has waste paper collection slogan to one end with the reverse printed with ' wartime directions for using Rinso '.
Pack complete with contents and in good condition, with dents and bruises.  read more

Code: 14273

Home Guard Encyclopedia.

C1942 4th ed. ' The Home Guard Encyclopedia ' by A.G.Elliot. Covers all subjects that all self respecting Home Guards needed..... ' Night marauding, street fighting, sniper suits, tank destruction etc,' illustrated with diagrams and sketches. In good, used condition with minor marking to cover and some foxing.  read more

Code: 14272