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
36.00 GBP
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
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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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
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
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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8.50 GBP
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
Bomb remover advertising flyer.
Advertising flyer published by the Western Mail & Echo for one of the many ARP products that flooded the market from 1940. This particular product was the 'self locating Bomb remover ' for the removal of incendiaries, as to it's effectiveness!? Flyer in excellent, clean condition. read more
Women at War '39-45 the Home Front.
New copy of ' Women at War 1939 - 1945 the Home Front ' by Carol Harris. One of the Sutton Publishing series with a large number of b/w illustrations giving a thorough overview of the increasing role of women in Britain during the Second World. Recommended.
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Brighton Corporation Civil Defence badge.
Brass and enamel lapel badge for ' Brighton Corporation Civil Defence - CWD Service '. Horseshoe lapel fitting, manufacturer marked ' Thos. Fattorini, B'ham ' and numbered 52 to reverse. In bright, clean condition with one very minor enamel chip to banner. read more