Wartime Housey-House Game.
Wartime Housey-House Game, now known by it's American name ' Bingo '. Featuring a cartoon lid with ' Old Bill ' characters playing the game with the game components being made of ' economy ' card and paper. Good used condition with one split to one side of box lid. read more
Defence - The Services' Magazine & Home Guard Monthly - 1944.
January 1944ed of the Home Guard Monthly ' Defence 'with articles on ' Recognition of A.F.V. ' and ' Home Guard A.A. Gunners ' in good, clean condition with some minor rusting to staples light marking etc.
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ARP instructions for the erection of the Anderson Shelter.
1939 Directions for the Erection and Sinking of the Galvanised Corrugated Steel Shelter. 16pg illustrated pamphlet giving instructions for the construction and sinking of the ' Anderson '
Shelter.
Increasingly uncommon, this example is in good, used condition with some marking and creasing. read more
Blakey's Boot Protectors - Wartime Pack.
NOS. boxes of Blakey's Boot Protectors prominently marked ' War Time Pack '. Excellent, clean condition with some light marking.
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Home Guard Bomb Disposal badge.
Printed Home Guard Bomb Disposal sleeve badge. Special badge introduced in August 1943 for members of the Home Guard Auxiliary Bomb Disposal Units. Badge was intended to be worn on the lower left sleeve of the BD blouse.
This example in excellent, clean condition, cut to shape, appears to have been used. read more
Daily Express War Time Cookery Book.
1940 ed.' Daily Express War Time Cookery Book ', 192pgs offering practical advice and recipes prepared for war time conditions with some dubious offerings including sheep's head with caper sauce and economy rissoles. Good overall condition with partial detachment of d/w. read more
Wolverhampton ARP Messenger Corps Lapel Badge.
Gilt and enamel, pin back lapel badge for members of the Wolverhampton ARP Messenger Corps. Manufacturer marked ' Thos.Fattorini, B'ham ' to reverse. Good, used condition with one scratch to enamel. read more
ARP Marshal lapel badge.
Tin and card pinback lapel badge indicating that the owner was an ARP Marshal. This badge is part of a generic series of similar badges indicating membership of the various ARP services. This example is one of the more uncommon of the series and is in good condition with some light marking.
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Northumberland Civil Defence Tunic.
1942 dated ' Blouses A.R.P.57 ' Civil Defence ' battledress blouse ' style tunic. Size 15 - 5ft 9ins-5ft 10ins Height, Chest 39ins to 41ins and 36-38ins Waist. Clear label indicating manufacture by Sunderland & Sons Ltd with WD inspection marks to interior indicating manufacture in 1942. Also indistinct date markings to label. This example carries the rank chevrons for a Head Warden in the Nort... read more
Shrapnel Collection.
Contained in a grubby Thornes' Toffee tin, the collection mostly consists of AA fuze fragments with a small number of bomb fragments. This was formerly the property of a resident of a house in Armley, Leeds and was recently found in a house clearance. Probably collected during the raids of 1941 which were at their heaviest on the night of 14/15th March. A survivor of a popular Wartime pastime w... read more