42nd Birmingham Home Guard Titles.
Printed Home Guard Battalion designation for 42nd Warwickshire ( Birmingham ) Hall Green Battalion accompanied by a screen printed Home Guard shoulder title.Both items with clear indiactions of having been removed from a uniform and in good, used condition.
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Birmingham Socialist ARP Canteen Fund Badge.
Tin and celluloid, pin badge for the Birmingham Socialist A.R.P. Canteen Fund. Featuring an attractive pictorial design, this scarce badge was manufactured by ' Thos.Fattorini, B'ham ' whose name appears to the badge edge. Slight foxing and some light corrosion to the reverse. read more
Nox ARP Lampshield.
Boxed NOX ARP lampshield. Two piece, bakelite light bulb cover designed to restrict the amount of light given off by a light bulb in order to conform with blackout restrictions. Contained in it's original packaging. Carton and cover both in excellent condition with carton being a little dusty and marked from storage. read more
Set of wartime Public Information Leaflets.
Issued by the Lord Privy Seal's Office during the course of 1939 the leaflets, numbered from 1 to 5, were intended to provide information on all of the salient topics concerning civil defence and the public. Starting with ' Some things you should know if War should come ' through ' Evacuation why and how ? ' and finishing with ' Fire precautions in Wartime ' the leaflets were intended to allay ... read more
Helmet with anti-gas curtain.
1940 dated, black painted MkII helmet with anti-gas cover and curtain.Clean MkII liner, size 7 1/4. Curtain in good, used condition, pliable with some very minor rips and rubbing to edges with 1940 date to interior of curtain. Curtain has not been removed from helmet. Excellent example. read more
How to Get Help after air raid damage poster.
76 x 50cms approx poster entitled 'How to Get Help - after air raid damage'. Printed for HMSO by Fosh & Cross Ltd., London the poster gives information about rest centres, lost gas masks, ration books etc. In excellent, clean condition with fold lines. read more
Drill, a short Manual for Soldiers.....Home Guard.
1942ed. ' Drill Up to - Date a Short Manual for Soldiers.....Home Guard ' 48pgs covering all aspects of foot drill. In good, clean condition.
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Unissued WLA 2 Year armband.
Felt and cotton, embroidered Women's Land Army armband for two years service. In excellent, unissued condition but with no closure buttons which have been left unattached. read more
War Cookery Leaflet No.4 ' Carrots '
Ministry of Food War Cookery Leaflet No.4 ' Carrots '. As with other leaflets in the series this leaflet offers numerous recipes and ideas involving carrots including the start of the legend of carrots helping you see better in the blackout ! In good condition with holes punched for filing.
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A.R.P.Memo No.3 Organisation of Decontamination Services.
1942ed, 8pg A.R.P.Memo No.3 ' Organisation of Decontamination Services '. Gives broad outline to the Decontamination Services, their organisation, equipment etc. with illustrations. Good, clean condition. read more