Home Guard Instruction - No.35 1941 - Miscellaneous Notes-Crete.
Home Guard Instruction - No.35 1941 - Miscellaneous Notes, 4 page leaflet largely concentrating on the ' Lessons from Crete ' discussing the tactics, equipment and the relative success of parachute troops. Small section on HG exercises. Ex War Office Library, good, clean condition with minor creasing. read more
ARP Leaded Lights.
This box contained a roll of formed lead strips to be applied to windows to mitigate the effects of blast damage. Comes with tins of adhesive and full instructions, another optimistic wartime product that flooded the market in the early war. Colourful box in rather poor condition. read more
Making the Most of the Meat Leaflet.
1942 leaflet entitled ' Making the Most of the Meat ', an 8pg gatefold format leaflet ' planning the meat ration for a family of four ' with different recipes for two weeks. Used condition with marking, minor tears and creasing and one tear to page 2 which has left a small section missing ( see photo ). Uncommon leaflet.
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Borough of Maidstone ARP Badge.
20mm, gilt and enamel badge worn by members of the Borough of Maidstone ARP department. Half moon lapel fitting to reverse, marked ' Caxton & Co. S.W.1 '. Good, clean condition with bright gilt and undamaged enamel. read more
Comic Postcard - National Service.
Comic postcard by an unknown artist entitled ' National Service '. Probably stems from the pre/early War period where there was a big emphasis on National Service in all sorts of non-military guises, the subject of the card being one ! Good, clean condition, postally unused.
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Lucas
Lucas " Masklite " ARP Cycle Headlamp Shield contained in it's original card wrapping. The steel shield was designed to fit into existing cycle lamps to restrict the beam of the lamp to match the War time lighting restrictions. Shields generally in ,clean condition, wrapper with light marks and minor creases from storage.
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101st East Riding ( AA Rocket) Bty. Home Guard Titles.
Printed blue/black on khaki Home Guard titles worn by the 101st East Riding ( AA Rocket) Bty. Home Guard based at Hedon Airport, Hull. Accompanied by an over-stitched, printed AA Command badge. Good condition with clear evidence of having been removed from a uniform. read more
Civil Defence Tunic.
1942 dated ' Blouses A.R.P.57 ' Civil Defence ' battledress blouse ' style tunic. Size 12 - 5ft 7ins-5ft 8ins Height, Chest 42ins to 44ins and 39-41ins Waist. Clear label indicating manufacture by Hart & Levy Ltd with WD inspection marks to interior indicating manufacture in 1942.Has evidence of previous insignia and is in good, used condition. An area of moth damage below r/h pocket ( see phot... read more
ATC Recruiting Leaflet.
Scarce, colour recruiting leaflet for the Air Training Corps. C1944 with striking artwork to covers and an illustrated content outlining what the Corps had to offer and futures in the R.A.F. Good, used condition with marking to covers and one small area of damage to rear cover. read more
Home Guard Info. Circular No.7
1942, 6pg Home Guard Information Circular No.7, one of the regular stream of circulars updating the Home Guard on all aspects of Home Guard life. This particular deals with the use of S.I.P. grenades, vehicle markings etc.Good, overall condition, some minor creasing and rusting of staples. HG ownership stamp to cover.
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