NEW ...Within the Island Fortress - Insignia and Uniforms of the Home Front in Britain.

2024 ' Within the Island Fortress - Insignia and Uniforms of the Home Front in Britain 1939 - 1945 ' by Jon Mills. Originally a 16pg special published for the MHS this has been made available to the general public. A full colour potporri of things Home Front covering subjects from Auxiliary Units, WVS, WLA, FANY, HG, Youth organisations, Fire services and nursing all covered by Jon's and the MH...  read more

Code: 13058

National ARP For Animals Horse Standing poster.

41 x 18cms paper poster issued by NARPAC to indicate a safe area for horses post-raid. Accompanied by a separate directional arrow.Good, condition with some light marking, all items have been folded.  read more

Code: 13057

First Aid Party/Post Armband.

Screen printed canvas armband for use by members of a First Aid Party or First Aid Post. Typical of the style offered by Display Patents Ltd who produced many of the armbands and much of the insignia provided to many of the CD services. Elastic retainers. Good, used condition with light marking.  read more

Code: 13056

CD Pamphlet No.1 ' Notes on the Detection and Reporting of Unexploded Missiles '.

1943 2nd ed. RESTRICTED, CD Pamphlet No.1 ' Notes on the Detection and Reporting of Unexploded Missiles '. 46pg giving details of craters, camouflets, various explosive devices likely to be encountered. Illustrated with b/w photographs, sketches and diagrams. In good, used condition with some minor marking to covers.  read more

Code: 13055

National Garden Club lapel badge.

With the advent of the ' Dig for Victory ' campaign and the explosion of horticultural endeavour the National Garden Club was formed in 1940. With its motto ' Dig to Eat ' the NGC provided advice and practical help in the form of seeds and magazines to those embarking on vegetable production for the first time. A silver washed and enamel lapel badge ( 22mm ) was provided to members. This exampl...  read more

Code: 13054

Cornwall NFS Photographs.

3 x 8 1/2" by 6 1/2" inches b/w images showing a contingent of NFS outside their station, on a march past and an inspection. Whilst unable to definitively identify the exact location in Cornwall, the men wear NFS 19 breast badges indicating the Fire Force covering Cornwall and the photographs bear the imprint of a Bodmin photographer. Good, clean condition.  read more

Code: 13053

Early WVS Gorleston Civil Defence arm badge.

First Pattern, early WVS Civil Defence arm badge and Gorleston on Sea area title. Gorleston is a seaside town in the borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. First introduced in 1939, these early pattern badges were embroidered on flannel which was then replaced by felt in 1941. Intended to be worn on the lower part of the right sleeve of either the jacket or overcoat it was sometimes encountered ...  read more

Code: 13052

Comic Postcard - Austerity.

Comic postcard featuring the work of the artist ' Dinah ' and one of her trademark children portraying a make do and mend dress and a clothes ration book. Postally used,1944, with some marking, patriotic Churchillian exhortation to reverse.
POSTFREE within UK  read more

Code: 13051

Royal Ordnance Factory lapel badge - R.O.F. Birtley

Gilded brass lapel badge with pin fitting for Royal Ordnance Factory No.3. No.3 was R.O.F.Birtley, Gateshead which made cartridge cases.
These badges were introduced in 1940 for workers at the various factories across the UK but were phased out from 1942 because of the their consumption of valuable raw materials.
This badge made by T.L.M.Ltd, B'ham and is numbered 7249 to reverse....  read more

Code: 13050

WW2 Pool Petrol Additive.

N.O.S. ' Grundy's Petroids ' , a naphtha additive for ' Pool Petrol ' the unbranded petrol available as a ration in Britain during the war. Claims to increase mileage by 20% with an enclosed 1940 leaflet endorsing their use. An unusual rationing survivor.  read more

Code: 13049