Unissued Kent ( Erith ) Btn. Home Guard Titles Set.
Unissued printed blue/black on khaki Home Guard shoulder titles for the 56th Kent (Erith) Battalion . Typical set issued with a BD or greatcoat. Excellent condition. read more
City of Coventry Special Constabulary Lapel Badge.
Brass and enamel lapel badge for the City of Coventry Special Constabulary. Half moon lapel fitting, manufacturer marked Thos.Fattorini,B'ham. Good overall condition with some minor abrasions to enamel. read more
AFS West Ham breast badge.
Embroidered cotton on bluette AFS West Ham breast badge. This particular pattern of badge was intended for use on the overalls or working uniform. In good, used condition with some glue marks to the reverse. read more
Poster ' Save Bread - Serve Potatoes '.
37 x 24cms approx. poster ' Save Bread and you save lives Serve Potatoes & you serve the country '. Advocating the use of potatoes, which were never rationed against bread which needed wheat, most of which was brought over the Atlantic at great risk. Printed for HMSO by James Haworth, London. Good, clean condition, has been folded and has a few minor rips including a larger rip to top left. read more
Wartime at Baker Perkins.
Large, landscape format wartime company history for Baker Perkins of Peterborough. Baker Perkins produced large numbers of artillery pieces particularly the 25pdr and the mountings for various medium artillery, A-T guns, and naval weapons along with other pieces of equipment. 30pgs with copious b/w illustrations with some large colour plates. Excellent, clean condition. read more
Atherton Wings for Victory Badge.
Uncommon foil Wings for Victory badge for the town of Atherton near Wigan. Presumably given in exchange for a donation to the fund this example in good used condition with some bumping and creasing. read more
Comic postcard - Air Raids Warning.
Bamforth comic postcard featuring a typically saucy comic wartime scene. Postally used, good condition with minor marking.
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Tanks for Victory Lapel badge.
25mm, silvered brass, pinback lapel badge for the Tanks for Victory Club. Manufacturer marked to reverse ' Fattorini & Sons, B'Ham ' and in good, toned condition. Tanks for Victory Club was another fund raising organisation and issued badges for different levels of achievement and belonging. read more
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ARP ' Pillbox ' shelter brochure/poster.
Brochure issued by the Cement & Concrete Association extolling the virtues of the ' Pillbox ' shelter. Taking the form of a poster which opens up to display plans and images of the shelter under construction and finished. Reverse contains text outlining it's merits and places to see a demonstration example. Good, clean condition with one rust spot. Unusual. read more
LNER Railway ARP Manual.
1940ed. ' A.R.P.2 London & North Eastern Railway - Air Raid Precautions '. 19pg, foolscap format manual outlining ARP requirements specific to the LNER, covers air raid warnings to interference by parachute troops. Good, used condition, with light marking to covers, has been folded. Uncommon. read more