Women's Land Army badge - variation.
Brass and enamel pinback WLA badge - variant with large crown, smaller script and small corn stook . In good, used condition, some patination to reverse, with intact and undamaged enamel. No maker. Unusual.
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The Rise and Ascent of Number Two Platoon.
52pg History of "A" Company,17th Battalion, Cheshire Home Guard by Harold Jager, printed in 1945. 17th Cheshire was the Heswall Battalion. This illustrated history contains an extensive roll giving addresses and other additional information.
In excellent condition with some minor marks to cover. read more
1944 - 45 Junior Ration Book.
A surprisingly scarce M.O.F. Ration Book ( Junior ) 1944-45, R.B.4-7. Issued by the Hull Food Office in 1945 and is in good, used condition with the usual cancelled and clipped coupons. read more
Stourbridge Spitfire Fund badge.
Generic pattern, probably made by Fattorini, Birmingham, chrome Spitfire Fund pinback badge for the Stourbridge Fund. Probably given or sold in exchange for a donation to the fund. Pin and fitting in good condition. read more
Shelter at Home leaflet.
1941 leaflet issued by the Ministry of Home Security with 18 pages full of advice about the locations of Morrisson shelters, refuge rooms and DIY internal shelters. Illustrated throughout with diagrams and photographs. Good overall condition with some foxing to the cover read more
WVS Beret.
Compressed wool WVS beret with WVS Civil Defence badge. Size 7 with clear manufacturer's markings to the interior and in excellent, moth free condition.
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Auxiliary Bomb Disposal Unit lapel badge.
Chrome and enamel lapel badge for the Bell Punch Co.Ltd Auxiliary Bomb Disposal Unit. ABDs were created from factory volunteers who detected, reported and assisted RE bomb disposal squads in disposing of UXBs. Of the less than 200 squads countrywide the Bell Punch Co. unit was one of the smaller amounting to 12 personnel. All of the units were incorporated into local Home Guard battalions in S... read more
Wartime London County Council armband.
Printed white cotton armband for London County Council with white cotton retaining tapes. These armbands were known to be worn by various members of the LCC when involved in Civil Defence duties. This pattern of armband is seen in the numerous photographs of Evacuation from London. In good used condition with light soiling. read more
Solihull Urban District Warship Week lapel badge.
Tin and celluloid pinback badge for Solihull Urban Distict Warship Week - March 7 - 14th 1942. In excellent, clean condition. 32mm. read more
Victory lapel badge.
Pressed chrome lapel badge featuring the ' V ' and the morse symbol for V, three dots and a dash. Half moon lapel fitting to the reverse. In clean, bright condition. read more