Rutland Home Guard cap badge
An original die-cast brass horseshoe inscribed ' RUTLAND ' with two lugs to reverse. The badge was copied from that worn by the Rutland Company of the Home Defence Volunteers during WWI. The original Zone and battalion commander, Col.J.W.Ogilvy-Dalgleish sought permission from the Leics. and Rutland TA and arranged for their production. They were worn by all members of the single battalion rai... read more
120.00 GBP
L.M.S.Railway Manual - A.R.P. Special Instructions.
1940 - London Midland Scottish Railway Co. ' Air Raid Precautions - Special Instructions for the Working of the Railways '. 35pg manual advising on subjects as diverse as barrage balloons, lighting, UXBs, and parachute troops. Good, used condition with tipped in amendments. read more
ARP Armband.
A.R.P. armband. With the same construction as item:14177 buy a variation with black stencilled lettering on cotton with elastic retainers.In probably unissued condition with some storage marks. read more
July 1944 Edition of the Land Girl.
No.4, Volume.5 July 1944 edition of the Land Girl.16pgs with all of the regular columns, County News etc with features ' Second Front - The Land Army's Part 'and ' Rural Domestic Economy '. Some light creasing, light rusting of staples,otherwise in good, used condition. read more
Lyons Coffee - Ministry of Food.
Wartime tin for Lyons Coffee . This tin contained an' Emergency Blend ' whose configuration had been altered because of the general lack of coffee. Ministry of Food instructions to the reverse. Good, clean condition with some abrasions to printed finish. read more
NAAFI Slip-on Shoulder Title.
Embroidered NAAFI slip-on shoulder title with cotton retaining loop. Good, probably unissued condition. read more
32.00 GBP
Evacuation Post re-direction cards.
1940 Post re-direction cards for use by those evacuated from high risk areas or in critical industries or Government departments.
POSTFREE within mainland UK
Priced individually. read more
Home Guard Shoulder titles.
A pair of matching, screen printed Home Guard shoulder titles as issued. Sewn to shape and with clear indications of having been removed from a uniform, Good, used condition. read more
2nd Angus Battalion Home Guard titles.
Printed, blue/black on khaki Home Guard shoulder titles for the 2nd Angus Forfar Battalion. Good, used condition with clear evidence of having been removed from a uniform and accompanied by a screen printed Home Guard shoulder title. Uncommon. read more
Make do and Mend - Parachute material.
Evocative wartime souvenir acquired from a house clearance contact. This piece of parachute material was found with similar offcuts in the sewing basket of a now deceased old lady. This offcut, probably American in origin as it is made of Rayon, shows residual evidence of the strengthened seams and residual risers. Also visible is the evidence of carefully unpicked seams.
Parachute mater... read more