Gilt Spitfire badge.
Small gilt Spitfire badge mounted on it's original sales card. Three prong fixing to reverse. Could well be a Spitfire Fund badge given in exchange for a donation to the fund. Excellent condition, read more
Wartime 'Dinkie' curlers pack.
Card marked 'wartime economy pack' containing ladies 'Dinkie'
hair curlers. Good overall condition with slight creasing to card and a small amount of corrosion to bottom of curlers. read more
Anti-gas bleach ointment.
A full tin of Bleach Ointment for 'neutralising splashes of Mustard Gas'. Made by Boots, Nottingham tin in excellent condition with a clean and intact label. read more
AFS Club fork.
Nickel silver pastry fork featuring the logo of the wartime AFS Club. In excellent condition. Unusual. read more
CD Raincoat Breast badge.
Machine embroidered on denim, Civil Defence breast badge for use on the gabardine raincoat. In good used condition with clear evidence of having been removed from a coat. read more
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White metal ARP lapel badge.
An excellent example of the white metal ARP lapel badge. This one features the half moon lapel fitting designed for issue to men and has the faint manufacturer's markings for Maples & Beasley. White metal badges were made in the period 1940-43 replacing the earlier silver examples. read more
Rosedowns ARP lapel badge.
Brass and enamel lapel badge for Rosedowns ARP in a stylised Deco design. Rosedowns were an engineering company based in Hull. Half moon lapel fitting to reverse but no manufacturer marks although it is typical of a Fattorini generic design. Good, used condition with some abrasions to the surface. read more
Warwickshire Civil Defence area title.
Embroidered gold on blue, cotton, Warwickshire Civil Defence area title. Similar in design to the later post-war area titles the wartime examples are distinguishable by being embroidered on heavy duty cotton and finished with a merrow edging stitch. In good used condition with traces of glue to the reverse having been removed from an album. read more
P.B.Cow production during air raids badge.
Chrome and enamel pinback badge from P.B.Cow & Co.Ltd for ' continuing production during air raids'. P.B.Cow & Co were a company based in Streatham involved in the production of rubber and plastics. They were variously involved in the production of Mae Wests and dinghys for the RAF, gasmasks and barrage balloon components. Badge in good,clean condition, manufacturer marked 'T.Fattorini, B'ham' ... read more
ARP pencil.
Unused 2H pencil inscribed 'County Borough of Croydon.ARP Dept.' Unusual and scarce. read more