Home Guard Leaflet ' When the Enemy Comes '.
1941 ' When the Enemy Comes ' - ' To all Home Guard Commanders ' issued by the General Staff of Western Command. 16pg aide memoire outlining the principles and preparations that should be borne in mind in defending against an enemy attack. In reasonable condition with rusted staples and staining, however, a scarce pamphlet produced with a modest print run. read more
Monmouthshire Home Guard BD.
1940 DATED '37 part battledress blouse bearing the insignia of the 7th Monmouth ( Ebbw ) Battalion Home Guard. Size 11 BD ( Height 5' 9" - 5' 10" Chest 38" - 39", Waist 33" - 34" ), 1940 dated label with WD inspection stamp manufactured by H.Graham & Co Ltd. Printed ' 7 MON ' and Home Guard shoulder titles to both arms. Tunic is in good, used condition with a smattering of moth with the larges... read more
Mayor's War Charities Fund Victory Badge.
35mm Tin and celluloid badge for the ' Mayor's War Charities Fund ' featuring a Victory ' V ' symbol. Excellent, clean condition although sadly no specific location. read more
Daily Mail ' Nipper Annual ' 1940.
96 pg Daily Mail ' Nipper Annual ' for 1940 by Brian White. Brian (H.B.) White (born 1902; died 1984) was a British cartoonist, creating 'The Nipper' for the Daily Mail between 1933 and 1947. Featuring a classic wartime cover the annual is in good condition with minor chips and bumps to cover with ' nibbling ' to spine. read more
Women's ARP Tunic.
1942 dated ' Tunic Pattern ARP 71 ' - Women's ARP four pocket tunic. Size 14 for 5'6" - 5'8" height, 36-37ins bust and 28ins-29ins waist. The tunic sports a number of minor alterations with contemporaneously changed buttons, the addition of snap closures to ensure a smooth appearance to the front of the tunic and belt, and the addition of a fob pocket. Warden titles to both sleeves are both of... read more
Wartime Police Helmet - Nottinghamshire.
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 Nottinghamshire Constabulary. Approx. size 7 and in excellent used condition with some very light areas of moth grazing and rubbing of high points of metal fittings. Supple leather headband with no visible manufacturer markings typical of police... read more
Hastings & St.Leonards War Weapons Week Badge.
Tin and celluloid lapel badge glen in support for the Hastings & St.Leonards War Weapons Week May 10th - 17th 1941. Good, used condition with some deformation and corrosion to reverse. read more
Home Guard Information Circular No.11.
1942, 6pg Home Guard Information Circular No.11, one of the regular stream of circulars updating the Home Guard on all aspects of Home Guard life. This particular example deals with medical organisation, fire watchers, S.I.P. grenades etc. Good, overall condition with some creasing and marking.
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After the Raid Leaflet - Provincial Edition.
1940 ed. gate fold leaflet issued by the the Ministry of Home Security ' After the Raid '. Outlines advice on war damage, food, shelter and tracing relatives. This was the provincial edition, distinct from the London edition which was printed in red and differed slightly in content. In good, used condition with some creasing and chipping to edges.
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Growmore Bulletin No.3 Preserves from the Garden.
Started in 1940, the Growmore Campaign was one of the first practical responses to the growing need for food made evident by wartime demands. The campaign continued alongside the Dig for Victory campaign and this 1942 leaflet is evidence of this dealing with the preservation of most garden crops. Giving advice on Jams, pickles, bottling and canning and drying this example in good, clean conditi... read more