Guns For the Home Guard.

C1941 ' Guns for the Home Guard ' by K.M.Lazarus. 48pgs covering the principal weapons used by the Home Guard, including Vickers, Lewis, BAR, Thompson and AT Rifle. Good, used condition with light marking to covers. Uncommon.  read more

Code: 13413

WI Produce Guild lapel badge.

Silver gilt and enamel, pinback lapel badge for a member of the Womens Institute Produce Guild. In 1938 The Produce Guild was started for those members that were interested in gardening and cooking. Members of this Guild went through special tuition and a series of proficiency tests to improve cookery skills to teach others, demonstrate or judge. The focus was on improving knowledge and skills ...  read more

Code: 13412

Fire Force 34 NFS helmet.

1939 dated MkII helmet by ' E.C.& Co.Ltd. ' with a size 7 MkI, 1939 dated liner by Vero. This example badges for a member of NFS No.34 Fire Force. No.34 Fire Force covered West London and was based in Ealing. . Helmet in good, clean condition with manufacturer's markings clearly stamped to rim and to liner with identity number and name painted to interior rim. Evidence of a previous issue as th...  read more

Code: 13410

Air Raid Warden Enamel Sign.

35mm x 230mm approx. Air Raid Warden enamel door, desk or gate sign. Featuring the universal ARP badge design and in the seldom encountered green and white vitreous enamel. Good, bright condition with some minor edge chips and nibbles with some corrosion to reverse.  read more

Code: 13409

Hammersmith Hospital Emergency Hospital Scheme Badge.

Chrome and enamel, pinback badge for Hammersmith Hospital Emergency Hospital Scheme. The EHS was in an essence an early form of nationalisation of the hospital system undertaken to deal with the expected large number of air raid casualties, in the case of inner London, casualties were to be treated locally and then transferred to less dangerous areas. As a result increasing numbers of staff wer...  read more

Code: 13408

1941/42 47th County of London Battalion Orders.

A run of Battalion orders for 1941 and 1942 for the 47th County of London ( LCC ) Battalion Home Guard. Consisting of 21pgs of typewritten and handwritten orders covering training, guard duties, parades and equipment with lists of personnel. The 47th Btn. was a London County Council battalion based around Lambeth. Good overall condition with various creases etc, has been folded.  read more

Code: 13407

Printed Civil Defence ' Depot ' Titles.

Pair of unissued CD shoulder titles in gold on blue for ' Depot ' staff. Good condition with light glue residue to reverse.  read more

Code: 13406

Children's miniature book ' Commando Leader '.

Part of the ' Mighty Midgets ' series, this children's miniature book entitled ' Commando Leader ' by Hugh Cleverly was intended as a pocket size book for use ' in the shelter '. In good, used condition with a period ' blackout ' advertising reference to the reverse.  read more

Code: 13405

June 1942 The Land Girl.

Early issue (No.3 Vol.3 June 1942) of the ' Land Girl ' the official magazine of the Women's Land Army.16pgs , in the new smaller format illustrated with b/w photographs and WLA equipment advertisements. This issue contains notes on ' Working a Cub Excavator, Northern Haymaking and Gang Labour ' HQ notes and county news. In good, used condition with light marking and stains.  read more

Code: 13403

Fire Watcher's lapel badge.

Silver gilt and enamel, lapel badge for a Fire Watcher. Badge worn by the force intended to stop the spread of fire caused by bombs in mainly industrial/business premises. Superceded in 1941 by the Fire Guard. Badge in good, used, bright, condition with undamaged enamel. The black spots in the image are in the enamel and have been emphasised in the photo.  read more

Code: 13402