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Helmet Respirator.

Helmet Respirator.

This respirator was designed for use by those who had certain medical conditions which prevented the use of regular gas masks. This device was dubbed the Helmet Respirator, and was also sometimes called the Invalid Respirator. It was a large and alien looking contraption that fitted over the wearer\'s entire head and shoulders. It had two circular eye pieces and a large bellows that could be op...  read more

Code: 8216

Reserved

ARP Bleach ointment tin.

ARP Bleach ointment tin.

Tin of ARP Bleach Ointment for use on areas of skin contaminated by gas. Tin in good used condition, with contents, minor dent to one rim, label with light marking but clean and bright.  read more

Code: 8211

Reserved

Salute the Soldier pin badge.

Salute the Soldier pin badge.

Sherbourne Salute the Soldier badge featuring the Abram Games' 'Liberator' design, given in exchange for a donation towards the campaign. Celluloid covered button badge with a pin fastening. Clean, bright image.  read more

Code: 8209

Reserved

HMSO - 'Meet the US Army'

HMSO - 'Meet the US Army'

HMSO, London, 1943, 1st edn., paperback original, 24pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., stapled card wrappers, 7 x 4.5" approx., an uncommon title, with large number of US servicemen arriving in UK. It was written by the Irish poet Louis MacNeice for the Board of Education for use in schools, to try to explain the American, his culture and his way of life to the British, lightly marked to covers, wi...  read more

Code: 8207

36.00 GBP

Cheshire Home Guard titles.

Cheshire Home Guard titles.

Printed blue/black on khaki Home Guard shoulder title for the 9th Cheshire ( Macclesfield ) Battalion accompanied by a screen printed HOME GUARD shoulder title. Both items with clear evidence of having been removed from a uniform but are in excellent, clean condition.  read more

Code: 8200

Reserved

Home Guard service certificates.

Home Guard service certificates.

Original unused Home Guard certificates. Certificates were given to all who served in the Home Guard on completion of their service. These examples in excellent unused condition with some very minor foxing.
Several available.
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Code: 8195

Reserved

M.O.F. Dried Egg Tin.

M.O.F. Dried Egg Tin.

Ministry of Food ' Pure Dried Egg ' tin. Typical wartime production with labelling printed directly onto tin complete with salvage slogan ' this can is steel - save for salvage '. No contents ( thankfully! ) an iconic item from the wartime kitchen. Good overall condition with some surface spidering typical of wartime steel.  read more

Code: 8193

Reserved

Daily Express War Time Cookery book.

Daily Express War Time Cookery book.

1939ed ' Daily Express War Time Cookery Book '.192pgs offering ' practical advice and recipes specially prepared for War time conditions ' Featuring delights such as ' tripe au gratin and ' economy rissoles ' - one for the hardier stomached amongst us. In good clean condition with one chip and minor tears to d/w.  read more

Code: 8191

Reserved

Comic postcard - Is your journey really necessary?

Comic postcard - Is your journey really necessary?

Comic postcard by the artist Kitt Forres - ' Is your journey really necessary ? ' subject. Patriotic exhortation by the Prime Minister to the reverse, postally used 1944. Some minor marks.
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Code: 8187

8.50 GBP

Fire Force 2 Leading Fireman's NFS helmet.

Fire Force 2 Leading Fireman's NFS helmet.

Early, 1938 dated MkII helmet for a Leading Fireman in 2 Fire Force Area based in the Durham area. Helmet in good used condition with red band denoting rank and NFS and area transfers with some wear. Size 7, 1938 dated MkI liner by Vero with man's name ' Selvey ' scratched onto rim and his number painted on liner. Interior grubby, exterior with scratches and scrapes commensurate with use. Good ...  read more

Code: 8183

Reserved