Civil Defence Felt Hat for Women.

Scarce example of the ARP Pattern 44 Felt Hat, with silver ARP badge on a gold and blue Civil Defence ribbon. Clear inspection marks to the interior indicating manufacture in 1943 with a yellow and blue ' CD ' ribbon mounted onto the crepe headband along with a size ( 6 7/8 ) label. Excellent condition with a smattering of moth nips. These hats rank close to WLA hats in terms of scarcity in my ...  read more

Code: 13350

' Meet the Members ' - Timber Corps history.

C1944 1st ed. ' Meet the Members - A Record of the Timber Corps of the Women's Land Army '. 76pgs, 12 B/W illustrations. A contemporary history of the Timber Corps in good condition with a scarce dustwrapper. Inscribed to fep ' from 2 of the " Members " '.  read more

Code: 13349

LDV Armband with Home Guard Overlay.

Printed LDV armband with Home Guard overlay introduced on the renaming of the force. Overlay is partially unstitched to allow for display. Good, used condition.  read more

Code: 13348

The Battle of Steel.

C1945 published by the British Iron and Steel Federation in the style of the H.M.S.O. documentary series of publications. 54pgs showing the work of the steel industry during the war with chapters about armaments, workforce and the Mulberry Harbour. Excellent, clean condition.  read more

Code: 13347

Civil Defence Area title ' Canterbury '.

Embroidered gold on blue CD area title for Canterbury. Good, used condition with clear evidence of having been removed from a uniform, corner nipped.  read more

Code: 13346

The Art of Prowling, Home Guard manual.

C1941 ' The Art of Prowling ' by Col.G.A.Wade. 18pgs with b/w sketches offering almost childlike advice on the subject of prowling ending with a Latin proverb that translates ' they may be bloody foxy but they cannot diddle me '. Part of the Gale & Polden series aimed at a Home Guard audience this example in good, used condition with rusting to staples.  read more

Code: 13345

Comic Postcard - Shelter.

Comic postcard published by Bamforth & Co featuring a misunderstanding over a shelter ! Postally used 1939. Good, used condition.
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Code: 13344

ARP breast badge.

Embroidered cotton on wool ARP breast badge. This type was more likely to be seen on uniform items rather than the overall. In good used condition with clear evidence of having been removed from a uniform.  read more

Code: 13343

Defence - The Services' Magazine & Home Guard Monthly.

August 1944ed of the Home Guard Monthly with articles on ' Battle of the Flying Bombs ' , ' Seaborne Observers ' and ' Women Auxiliaries '. 56pgs in excellent, clean condition with some very minor rusting to staples.  read more

Code: 13342

Chivers Essential work badge.

Chrome and enamel, pinback, Chivers Jam, On Essential Work, national service lapel badge. Numbered1839 to reverse made by Thos Fattorini, B'ham. 20mm diameter. Bright, clean chrome and enamel.  read more

Code: 13341