Wartime packet of Rinso washing powder .
Wartime packet of Rinso washing powder. Economy packet with two colour printing directly onto cardboard. Packet has waste paper collection slogan to one end ' Save this carton for waste paper collection '.
Pack complete with contents and in excellent clean condition, with some minor creasing. read more
January 1945 Edition of the Land Girl.
Volume 5, No.10 January 1945 edition of the Land Girl.16pgs with all of the regular columns, county news etc with features on post-war careers for Land Girls, and ' If you were a Land Girl in Brazil.' Has been folded and bears a postage cancellation to the front cover, otherwise in good, clean condition. read more
Darwins, Sheffield, National Service lapel badge.
Brass and enamel lapel badge for Darwins of Sheffield. Horseshoe fitting to the reverse, numbered and manufacturer marked ' Thos Fattorini, B'ham '. Darwins were ,and still are , steel casters based in Sheffield. In good, clean condition with undamaged enamel. read more
Unarmed Action by Micky Wood.
1941ed. ' Unarmed Action - A handbook for the Home Guard ' by Micky Wood. 63pgs illustrated throughout with b/w photographs showing Home Guard personnel demonstrating all manner of holds, throws and disarming techniques. Micky Wood was the lightweight wrestling champion of Great Britain. In excellent, clean condition read more
Mechanism of the Enfield ( 1914 ) Rifle.
C1941 The Mechanism of the Enfield ( 1914 ) Rifle. ( Visualised ) Applicable for the U.S. Pat.17 Rifle published by Gale & Polden 12pg, card covered aide-memoire of the P.14 Rifle, the .303 version of the more common P.17 U.S. 30.06 that was on general issue to the Home Guard. Complete with fold-out colour plates with slightly loose pages. read more
13th Staffordshire, Cannock Home Guard Battalion History.
1945 1st ed. ' The 13th Bn. North Staffordshire Regiment Home Guard 1940 -1944 '. 68pg, with card covers and b/w illustrations with a foreword by the C.O. Lt.Col.H.V.Mander M.C. the history covers all aspects of the unit from early organisation to Stand Down. One of the less common HG unit histories, in good, clean condition. read more
12th Nottinghamshire ( Bassetlaw ) Btn. Home Guard Titles.
Printed Home Guard titles worn by 12th Nottinghamshire ( Bassetlaw ) Btn ( Worksop ). Accompanied by a screen printed Home Guard shoulder title. Both items in good, used condition with clear evidence of haven been removed from a uniform. read more
WW2 Dorking CD Breast badge and Area badge.
Embroidered gold on blue Civil Defence breast badge with a loosely attached ' Dorking ' area badge. The area badge is the embroidered cotton on bluette with a merrow edge type ( see item:8827 ). read more
4th Somerset, Evans Company Home Guard Photo.
20 x 30cms approx., b/w photograph of a Home Guard unit belonging to 4th Somerset ( Frome ) Battalion, a section that was based at the Evans Co. Dated 1942. Good, clear image, has been rolled. read more
Raid Welfare Officer Armband.
Printed, heavy cotton, armband or armlet for use by a Civil Defence ' Raid Welfare Officer '. Part of the post raid services offering everything from cups of tea to re-homing. Good, overall condition with some ink staining. read more