ENSA lapel badge.
Enamelled lapel badge for the Entertainments National Service Association or ENSA , an organisation set up in 1939 by Basil Dean and Leslie Henson to provide entertainment for British armed forces personnel during World War II. ENSA operated as part of the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes. Half-moon lapel fitting to reverse. Good, used condition with undamaged enamel. read more
ARP Armband.
Printed ARP armband. Variation with black screen print serif lettering on cotton with elastic retainers.In , unissued condition with some storage marks. read more
The Midnight Watch - Fire Guard Newspaper - No.15
' The Midnight Watch No.15 ' - ' Broadsheet of Britain's Fire Guard and Civil Defence Workers '. Designed as a poster format information sheet and containing specific and information and news pertinent to the Fire Guard. This example features illustrated articles on Butterfly bombs, the Zuckerman helme and the FG-NFS plan. In good used condition, has been folded. read more
Wartime Money Box.
Wartime economy money box featuring patriotic scenes of aircraft, tanks, guns and aircraft with the title ' Save Your Pennies '. Could be a war savings vehicle as there is no facility to remove the contents without the use of a tin opener ! Good, used condition with one bruise. read more
Official issue ARP Ear Plugs.
A pair of officially issued ear plugs commonly found with Civilian Duty and civilian gas masks. In official envelope. In good, supple condition. read more
Aircraft identifier disc.
Double sided cardboard disc headed ' Enemy warplanes ' to one side and ' British Warplanes ' to the other. By spinning the disc against the image of the plane a series of corresponding windows give identification, performance, crew, armament etc and a profile image of the type. In good used condition with some creasing and light marking. Uncommon. read more
Home Guard anklets.
Matching pair of unissued leather anklets as issued to the Home Guard. Size 2, 1942 dated with faint printed manufacturer details to reverse. read more
35.00 GBP
Fire Watcher lapel badge.
Chrome and enamel, lapel badge for a Fire Watcher. Badge worn by the force intended to stop the spread of fire caused by bombs in mainly industrial/business premises. Superceded in 1941 by the Fire Guard. Badge in used condition. read more
Bomb Reconnaissance armband.
Original printed cotton armlet for trained Civil Defence Bomb Reconnaissance Officers. Authorised for wear in 1942 the armlet was worn by those CD personnel who had passed the regional BR course. Their job was to positively identify UXBs before they were assigned to the Royal Engineers BD teams. In excellent, clean condition with some minor storage marks and folds . Clearly demonstrates the ble... read more
The Women's Land Army: A Portrait.
1st 2008 216pgs Gill Clarke tracks the genesis of the Women's Land Army in the First World War through to its re-formation in the Second World War and final disbandment in 1950. Drawing on published autobiographies and recent interviews by the author with Land Girls in the Second World War, this book tells their story and those of the artists and illustrators who recorded their important work. ... read more