Comic Postcard - A.T.S.
Comic postcard featuring the work of the artist ' Dinah ' and one of her trademark children portraying a jaunty member of the A.T.S.and her admirers. Postally used,1944, with some marking, patriotic Churchillian exhortation to reverse.
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German 1kg B1E Incendiary bomb - Norwich.
The standard German 1kg incendiary bomb dropped on the UK in profusion and the baine of the Civil Defence services. Filled with thermite and made from electron magnesium and intiated by an impact fuze, the I.B. burnt with a fierce heat and intense white light.
This excellent example is mounted on a purpose built stand with a contemporary label stamped ' German Incendiary Bomb 6-11-43 '. ... read more
Air Raids - What You Must Know.
1940 Ministry of Home Security pamphlet ' Air Raids - What you must know what you must do ! '. 64pgs of official advice on shelters, first aid, gas, incendiaries etc. Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs and sketches. In good used condition with chipped spine and some marking and light creasing. This publication is the earlier iteration of the more commonly found later editions ( See ite... read more
Spitfire Fund lapel badge.
Tin and celluloid pinback badge with the line ' Spitfire Fund ' and a number surrounding a stylised image of a Spitfire. This generic design was probably given in exchange for a donation to the fund. In clean condition with some minor foxing. read more
ARP Recruiting poster.
Early ARP recruiting poster ' ARP Needs you now - train while there's time '. 24cm x 36cm approx stressing the urgency of the need to train for ARP with a design by H.Harrison and printed for the HMSO by Sir Joseph Causton & Sons Ltd. A scarce design but has some condition issues: staple marks to one edge, a puncture hole to top l/h quarter, a scuff to top r/h corner and has been folded. These,... read more
7th Worcestershire ( Malvern ) Battalion Home Guard titles.
Printed blue/black on khaki Home Guard shoulder title for the 7th Worcestershire ( Malvern ) Battalion Home Guard. Good, clean condition with clear evidence of having been removed from a uniform accompanied by a printed shoulder title . read more
LMS Railway ARP ' Danger ' Poster.
33cms x 20cms approx. poster issued by the ARP dept. of the London Midland Scottish Railway to warn of danger . Printed on card, this example is in good condition with some marking. read more
First Aid at the Incident manual.
1943ed 128pgs ' First Aid at the Incident ' by E.K.Macdonald published by the City of Leicester Civil Defence Committee. Covers a number of subjects from control at the incident, mustard gas and maternity in air raids. Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs and sketches. Excellent, used condition, with slight rubbing to boards. read more
NARPAC First Aid Point Poster.
Poster and direction arrow for a first aid point for animals run by NARPAC - National Air Raid Precautions for Animals Committee. Intended for the identification of a temporary first aid point for animals post raid. Excellent, clean condition, have been folded. read more
LDV Instruction No.1.
June 1940 ' Local Defence Volunteers ' , 8pg leaflet that was the first in what was to become a series of instructions. This is a significant leaflet outlining the establishment of the LDV in a meeting of the CinC Home Forces General Ironside and leaders of the LDV. The address includes the issue of arms and a call ' not to misjudge the shotgun '. It repeats many of the Fifth Column and Parachu... read more