Wartime Police Helmet - Kent.
An excellent example of the patten of helmet worn by the police during WW2 featuring blackened fittings and helmet plate. The king's crown plate is for Kent Constabulary. Approx. size 6 3/4 and in excellent used condition with one area of moth damage and rubbing of high points of metal fittings. Supple leather headband with a Christys' of London, crowned manufacturer 's marking typical of polic... read more
ARP Compact.
Small chromed, white metal ARP compact. 45mm across with a padded photo representation of an ARP badge to the lid. Mirror polished internal lid with soldered powder container to bottom section. Stamped ' made in England ' to reverse and in good, used condition, with abrasions to to surface and some spotting. Unusual. read more
War Cookery Leaflet No.23 - Sugar.
C1944ed. Ministry of Food, War Cookery Leaflet No.22 ' Sugar '. As with the rest of this series gives a number of simple and practical tips on using sugar and replacements such as saccharin, honey, syrup etc.Good, used condition with some minor edge tears.
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Sweet Controlled Price Ration Cards.
Printed sweet ration cards displaying the controlled price introduced midway through the war. Two cards for ' Bensons Gala Selection '. Priced individually.
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The 29mm Spigot Mortar.
1944 commercially printed manual ' The 29mm Spigot Mortar ' by Lt.E.W.Manders. Illustrated with diagrams and b/w photographs the 44pg manual covers all aspects of the mortar's operation, construction, emplacements, ammunition and handling. Good, used condition with some light staining to covers. Scarce. read more
4th Battalion Buckinghamshire Home Guard Titles.
Printed blue/black on khaki Home Guard shoulder titles for the 4th ( Hughendon ) Battalion Buckinghamshire Home Guard. Good, used condition with clear indications of having been removed form a uniform. Accompanied by a printed Home Guard shoulder title. read more
WVS Neck Brooch.
White metal, pinback WVS dress or blouse badge. Worn at the neck and thought to have been introduced sometime during 1940. In good, used condition. read more
North-West (London) Frontier HG history.
76pg Home Guard history 'North-West (London) Frontier, No.6 Co. 23rd Middlesex Btn' 1946. Amusing history of the unit illustrated throughout by the work of it's most famous member the cartoonist 'Giles'. Some other sketches by other artists. Card covers with slightly rusted staples and marking to covers, otherwise a clean copy. read more
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Manchester Rest Centre Service Badge.
Brass and enamel, pinback badge for the the Manchester Rest Centre Service. Badge worn by staff members of the Rest Centres which provided shelter,food and information post air raids. In good, used condition. read more
Factory ARP Booklet - Leicester.
Generic ARP booklet which covers various aspects of ARP, first aid, gas and respirators. Has, in this case incomplete, areas for ownership details etc. These booklets are found with various company details to the cover in this case ' Mellor Bromley & Co.Ltd., Minotaur Works, Leicester. Good, used condition with minor marking. read more