Northamptonshire Home Guard lapel badge.
Scarce gilt and enamel lapel badge for members of Northamptonshire Home Guard. Half moon lapel fitting to reverse, manufacturer marked ' Usher B'ham '. Good, bright condition with some light wear to highlights. read more
ARP Domestic sandbag.
Hygenic Domestic Sandbag made from linen designed to be filled with dry sand and kept in the attic, loft etc in order to tackle incendiary bombs. Approx 44 x 32cms with printed instructions and in unused condition with some foxing and minor marking, has been folded. read more
The Market Square - The Story of the Food Ration Book.
1997 reprint of the scarce wartime title ' The Market Square - The Story of the Food Ration Book 1940 - 1944 '. 62pgs which outlines the issue of each subsequent series of ration books explaining their design and use. Includes appendices listing variations and dates of ration changes, points variations and the issue of National products. Good used condition. read more
Allbright & Wilson Bomb Enamel Sign.
30cms x 20cms enamel sign made by ' Stocal ' -Stocal Enamelled Tile and Iron Co Ltd, Dallow Road, Burton on Trent. The sign was located in the lid of the box containing Allbright and Wilson Bombs (AW Bomb) or officially Self-igniting Phosphorous Grenade (SIP grenade) Projector No. 76. This example in better than average used condition with some very minor chipping and staining.. read more
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ARP Recruiting Leaflet.
Early ARP recruiting leaflet ' A.P.1 '. Featuring bold graphics, leaflet opens to give a list of ARP duties with their requirements and and an explanation of those duties. good, used condition with some light foxing. read more
Ministry of Supply Salvage Poster: The Great Round Up.
495mm x 75mm approx. Published by the Ministry of Supply and drawn by the artist Strube this poster was part of the Ministry's salvage campaign entitled ' The Great Round Up ' C1944. Published by Flemings, Leicester.
' Strube was the editorial cartoonist of the Daily Express between 1912 and 1948. During these years, he assisted in making the Daily Express the best selling national news... read more
Kent Home Guard lapel badge.
Scarce, gilt and enamel lapel badge for membership of the Kent Home Guard. Horseshoe lapel fitting to the reverse with manufacturer's details ' H.W.Miller B'ham '. In good bright, slightly dusty condition. read more
On Guard for England - Percy F.Westerman.
1st, Wartime edition of ' On Guard for England ' by Percy F.Westerman. One of the Blackie's books for boys and girls featuring a colourful d/w illustrating Home Guard members chasing to the scene of a crashing German aircraft. The rest of the book is similarly illustrated in between tales of derring do with the protagonist and his Scout troop throwing in their lot with the Home Guard. Bookplate... read more
James Proctor Ltd., On National Service badge.
Chrome and enamel ' On National Service ' lapel badge for James Proctor Ltd., of Burnley. Proctors were an iron and steel works. Lapel fitting to reverse, low issue number. In good, clean condition with undamaged enamel with light polishing surface abrasions. read more
10th Derbyshire ( Ashbourne ) Home Guard Battalion Titles.
Printed blue/black on khaki Home Guard shoulder title for the 10th Derbyshire ( Ashbourne ) Battalion. The title SF stands for Sherwood Foresters. Good, used condition accompanied by a screen printed Home Guard shoulder title, all items displaying evidence of having been removed from a uniform. read more