WVS County Staff ' rank ' bar.
Chrome and enamel pinback County Staff rank bar by L.Simpson, London. The County Staff brooch was introduced for WVS members employed at county headquarters from April 1942.
This is an economy version with a painted rather than enamel finish. Good, used condition with some very minor surface abrasions. read more
On Guard! A History of the 10th ( Torbay ) Battalion Devonshire Home Guard
1945 1st ed. ' On Guard! A History of the 10th ( Torbay ) Battalion Devonshire Home Guard ' Ed. G.H. Lidstone. 136pgs illustrated throughout with b/w photographs and sketches and includes an account of the HG AA rocket battery shooting down a Fw190 during a hit and run raid on the gasworks at Hollacombe and also the tragedy at Corbyn's Head coastal artillery battery. Includes extensive appendic... read more
60.00 GBP
Air Raid Wardens' Post Sign.
21cm x 6cm approx. tufnell Air Raid Wardens' Post door sign. In better than average condition. read more
Helmet Respirator.
This respirator was designed for use by those who had certain medical conditions which prevented the use of regular gas masks. This device was dubbed the Helmet Respirator, and was also sometimes called the Invalid Respirator. It was a large and alien looking contraption that fitted over the wearer's entire head and shoulders. It had two circular eye pieces and a large bellows that could be ope... read more
5th Cornwall ( St Austell ) Battalion Home Guard Title.
Printed formation sign for the 5th Cornwall ( St Austell ) Battalion Home Guard. In good, used condition, glue and paper residue to reverse with a pencil identification, uncommon. read more
ARP Rescue Squad button badge.
Large 35mm tin and celluloid pin back badge for a member of an ARP Rescue Squad. Good, used condition with some foxing. Scarce read more
WVS - NAAFI lapel pin.
Chromed, pinback lapel badge worn by WVS volunteers in NAAFI canteens. In excellent bright condition, no manufacturer evident, with safety chain. Uncommon. read more
Chesterfield ARP Information Poster.
25cms x 38cms approx. poster issued by the controller of Chesterfield Borough ARP. Poster outlines the responsibility of the individual in the event of a raid and the necessity of not divulging information that might prove useful to the enemy. Good, clean condition with some minor creasing and a minor repair to top edge. Has been folded. read more
NFS 29 Breast badge.
Embroidered red on blue wool National Fire Service area 29 breast badge. For wear on the heavy duty NFS tunic. Fire Force Area 29 covered the North West and the Lake District and had it's headquarters in Preston. In good condition with some evidence of having been removed from a tunic. read more
35.00 GBP
June 1943 Edition of the Land Girl.
Volume 4, No.3 June 1943 edition of the Land Girl.16pgs with all of the regular columns, county news etc with features ' Spit & Polish ' and ' a Sunday in West Sussex ' . Has been folded and with the residue of a stamp to the reverse, lightly rusted staples,otherwise in good, used condition. read more