NFS 27 Breast badge - Cheadle.
Embroidered red on blue wool National Fire Service area 27 breast badge for wear on the heavy duty NFS tunic. Area 27 covered the South Manchester fire force area . In good, used condition with evidence of having been removed from a tunic. read more
Potters Bar Civil Defence Tunic.
An undated ' Blouses A.R.P.57a ' Civil Defence ' battledress blouse ' style tunic. Size 9 - 5ft 7ins to 5ft 8ins Height, Chest 33ins to 35ins and 30-32ins Waist. Clear label indicating manufacture by Leonard Klein Ltd. to interior. Warden titles to both shoulders with a CD breast badge above a Potters Bar area title. Generally good, used condition but with some areas of moth damage to front lef... read more
City of Coventry ARP Warden's Warrant Card.
An uncommon Warden's Warrant Card for the Assistant Head Warden of Coventry's Central Division. The owner of this card a G.W.A.Elton, was also resident in the central area of Coventry and was more than likely witness to the catastrophic events of November 1940. There are numerous boxes for further information on the card that have not been completed, presumably because of the owners rank. Good... read more
AUG.1939 Journal of the ARP Institute.
Vol.I, No.5 Aug 1939 Journal of the Air Raid Protection Institute. 54pgs consisting of two main articles ' Control in ARP Services ' and the ' History and Organisation of the AFS ' with several pages of relevant advertising. Notations to cover and to articles but in good used condition. Marked covers and staining to reverse cover, clean contents. read more
The Times Newspaper ARP Lapel Badge.
20mm Silvered white metal and enamel lapel badge for employees of the Times newspaper engaged on ARP duties. Lapel fitting to the reverse, excellent, clean condition. read more
The Voice of the Nazi.
2nd ed 1940 ' The Voice of the Nazi ' by W.A.Sinclair. 64pgs analysing the public speeches of Hitler, Goebbels etc. Typical of the early war disparaging obsession with the Nazis. The book ends with portentous sentence ' The tone of the voice of the Nazi is changed whenever it suits, but the mind behind the voice is still the same '. Good, used condition with some foxing, marking etc. read more
12.00 GBP
AFS/NFS Home-made Souvenir.
Typical of the work completed by many fireman in an effort to fill long shifts, this double shield with integral stand features the cap badges of both the AFS and NFS. Both badges in bright undamaged condition. Unusual. read more
W.D.&H.O.Wills ARP Cigarette Cards in original album.
Set of 50 cards given free with Will's Cigarettes entitled ' Air Raid Precautions ' Issued in 1938, the full colour cards show subjects from choosing your refuge room,gasmasks, incendiary bombs and anti-aircraft guns with explanatory text to the reverse. They were intended to be mounted in an accompanying album and were issued pregummed. This set is contained in it's original album issued by th... read more
Victory lapel badge.
Pressed chrome lapel badge featuring the ' V ' and the morse symbol for V, three dots and a dash. Half moon lapel fitting to the reverse. In clean, bright condition.
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18.00 GBP
London Home Guard Tunic.
'37 Pat. Battledress Blouse bearing the insignia of a Major in 13th County of London ( Camberwell ) Battalion Home Guard. Featuring a clean manufacturer's label dated August 1940 , large size 13 - Chest 38ins - 39ins, Waist 33 to 34ins, Height 5'11ins to 6ft . Features Major's rank insignia and printed Home Guard shoulder titles and LON 13 area designations with WW1 medal ribbons to left breas... read more