Dig For Victory leaflet No.18 ' Better Fruit '.
1944ed. Dig For Victory Leaflet No.18 ' Better Fruit - Disease Control in Private Gardens '. 6 page, leaflet with b/w photographs giving general advice on pruning and spaying of all types of fruit from apples and pears to soft fruits. In good, used condition with some creasing, foxing and.small tears.
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Royal Ordnance Factory No.18 lapel badge.
Royal Ordnance Factory No.18 lapel badge.
Gilded brass lapel badge within back fitting for Royal Ordnance Factory No.18. No.18 was ROF Burghfield, (Filling Factory No. 18) (later part of the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE)).
These badges were introduced in 1940 for workers at the various factories across the UK but were phased out from 1942 because of the their consumption of ... read more
Gas Identification Officer Helmet.
Introduced in 1944 to indicate the specialist qualification of GIO who were to indicate the ' Designation and Identification of War Gases ', many of whom were qualified chemists. They were to be identified by specialist badges and by the provision of a yellow painted helmet. This example, originally a black painted MkII has been hand-painted in yellow with stencilled ' GIO ' in black to front a... read more
City of Salford Air Raid Wardens lapel badge.
Brass and enamel pinback lapel badge for the City of Salford Air Raid Wardens Corps. Manufactured by the Caxton Plate Co.of London. Badge in excellent, bright condition with undamaged enamel. read more
Objects Dropped From the Air - Addendum No.2.
1942 Ministry of Home Security ' Objects Dropped From the Air - Addendum No.2 '. Covers new type of incendiary bomb ( French I.B. ), Modified nose of 1kg I.B. ( Steel nose ) and the Incendiary Bomb Container AB 500. 4pgs with b/w photographs and diagrams with explanatory text. Hs been folded with light marking and creasing. read more
Gas Indicator - For Detecting Exploded Bombs.
Carbon monoxide detector for use in detecting whether bomb entry points conceal a camouflet ( where a bomb has exploded underground without producing a crater ). The kit contains a metal case which would contain a disc of paper which had previously had a drop of Palladium Chloride solution applied. The metal case would be lowered via string into the hole and if when returned to the surface, th... read more
Boxed Silver ARP badge - Man.
Silver ARP badge in original card box of issue. Badge with man's horseshoe lapel fitting in unissued condition, patinated overall with it's greaseproof packet. 1939 London hallmarks. Box in good, clean condition with light rubbing to corners and edges. read more
Food & It's Protection Against Poison Gas.
1942 ( 1943 2nd ed. ) Ministry of Food pamphlet ' Food and its Protection Against Poison Gas '. 16pgs outlining the effects of gas and various foodstuffs and the methods of protection or treatment against poison gas. Light foxing and creasing. read more
Calne Spitfire fund badge.
Generic pattern chrome Spitfire Fund pinback badge for the Calne collecting group, Calne is in the Wiltshire. Probably given or sold in exchange for a donation to the fund. Pin and fitting in good condition with light abrasions to surface. read more
ARP Handbook No.14 The Fire Guards Handbook.
1942 ,45 page Ist Ed copy of ARP Handbook No.14 ' The Fire Guards Handbook '. A good clean copy, with minor marking to covers, dealing with all facets of the Fire Guard organisation from Incendiary bombs to stirrup pumps. read more