Wartime Bus Tickets with Waste Paper Slogan.
Wartime bus tickets for Gresswell's Bus Service based in Lincolnshire, to the reverse a waste paper slogan ' Beat the Paperhangar be a . . . - Paper Saver ' in a reference to Hitler. Unissued condition.
Sold in groups of five.
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12.00 GBP
Dig For Victory Leaflet No.16 ' Garden Pests '.
1941ed. Dig For Victory Leaflet No.16 ' Garden Pests and How to Deal with Them .' Dealing with everything from slugs to wireworm this leaflet identifies the pests, the plants they effect and the relevant solutions. In good, used condition with very minor marking, and creasing.
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8.50 GBP
Shropshire Home Guard Tunic.
Early '40 Pat. Battledress Blouse bearing the insignia of the 7th Shropshire ( Craven Arms) Battalion Home Guard in the form of printed ' SHR7 ' shoulder insignia . Size 8 BD ( Height 5' 7" - 5' 8" Chest 37" - 38", Waist 32" - 33" ), label dated 1940 with WD inspection stamp. Printed Home Guard shoulder titles to both arms . Clean condition with a smattering of moth damage to front and sleeve w... read more
City of Leeds Civil Defence Rescue Grouping.
A small grouping of ephemera and insignia to a Thomas E.Rickard a member of the City of Leeds Civil Defence Rescue Service. Grouping consists of the three page ID card indicating Rickard's membership of the Service, an earlier Leeds CD Rescue Service pass, CD breast badge, Rescue shoulder title and a Defence medal. Accompanied by a 1919 demob form indicating service with the K.O.Y.L.I. good, us... read more
City of Lincoln Air Raid Welfare Lapel Badge.
Silver plated and enamel, pin back badge to be worn by members of Lincoln's Air Raid Welfare organisation. Attractive badge featuring the city's coat of Arms and manufactured by ' Fattorini, Bradford '. Good, used condition, patinated overall. read more
Map Reading & Field Training for Home Defence.
C1940 5th imp ' Map Reading, Field Training, Scouting, Observation & Camouflage for Success in Home Defence - by the Scout '. 48pgs inc. maps, diagrams and sketches demonstrating the more practical sides of map reading including the siting of observation posts, camouflage and tracking. Intended for Home Guard consumption . Printed on poor quality paper but in good, used condition, light marking... read more
M.O.F. Dried Egg Tin.
Ministry of Food ' Pure Dried Whole Eggs ' tin. Classic wartime production with direct printing to tin indicating it's origins in the USA packed specifically for the Ministry of Food. Directions for the use of this form of powdered egg are also printed to the body. Complete with contents and in good condition with some minor bruising, associated storage corrosion to lid and fading of plating. read more
Churchill ' Save for Victory ' Money Box.
Plaster money box in the form of a Churchill bust inscribed ' Save for Victory ' mounted on a removable wood plinth to enable removal of savings. Generally good condition with some rubbing to highlights and a hairline crack radiating from the coin slot, it is however, stable. Priced accordingly. read more
ARP Wardens Post Log.
Official issue, 1939 dated, Wardens' Post Log. This example issued to Dunstall Parish part of Tutbury Rural District in Staffordshire. Unfortunately it only contains one entry, others appear to have been removed. Good, used condition with some staining to board covers. read more
NFS 35 Women's Breast badge.
Small size, printed NFS 35 breast badge usually issued for wear by women uniformed NFS members. Fire Force 35 covered the area of London to the North with it's HQ at Highgate. In good, probably unissued condition with a scuff to the 10 'clock position. read more