' 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
90th Lancashire Home Guard Battalion History.
C1945 ' Record of The Liverpool Corporation Passenger Transport Department 90th Bn. ( Lancs ) Home Guard '. 28pgs souvenir history of the unit illustrated with b/w photographs with extensive appendices of company membership. Has been folded, various creases etc., otherwise good condition. Uncommon. read more
German 1kg B1E Incendiary bomb.
The standard German 1kg incendiary bomb dropped on the UK in profusion and the baine of the Civil Defence services. Filled with thermite and made from electron magnesium and intiated by an impact fuze, the I.B. burnt with a fierce heat and intense white light.
This example was acquired recently from a location outside Nottingham and displays evidence of being dropped with dents and bru... 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