Home Guard Explosives Manual.

C1943 ' What the HG Needs to Know About Explosives ' by Lt.Chas.C.Knight. One of the Bernards ' Key ' guides series, the manual uses its 68pgs to give a good coverage of the general nature of explosives, their storage and care and their use in typical Home Guard scenarios. Illustrated throughout with sketches and diagrams. One of the more sort out of the Bernards titles in worn condition with c...  read more

Code: 13631

Air Raids on the Hartlepools.

Scarce landscape format title ' Air Raids on the Hartlepools.' Published in early 1945, 36pgs with b/w illustrations showing air raid damage with explanatory text. Good, used condition with some foxing, creasing etc.  read more

Code: 13630

Firex Grenade Fire Extinguisher.

Boxed Firex Grenade fire extinguisher. Fire Grenades were filled with carbon tetrachloride, which at room temperature is a liquid but when heated to about 76C becomes a gas. The gaseous carbon tetrachloride has a higher density than air so it sinks and helps smother the flames.
This example complete with it's box and incendiary bomb warning tag is in good condition with it's CTC filling ...  read more

Code: 13629

WW2 Boy Scouts National Service Leaflet.

1941 leaflet ' They Were Prepared ' - Boy Scouts National Service. 21pgs with b/w illustrations outlining the roles taken up by the Scouts in war, fire fighting, aiding evacuees, CD messengers, ARP work, building shelters etc. Contains a section on the National Service and Civil Defence badge and also rolls of honour for gallantry during the war. Good, used condition with light marking, foxing ...  read more

Code: 13628

Allbright & Wilson Bomb Enamel Sign.

30cms x 20cms enamel sign probably made by ' Chromo ' Wolverhampton that was located in the lid of the box containing Allbright and Wilson Bombs (AW Bomb) or officially Self-igniting Phosphorous Grenade (SIP grenade) Projector No. 76. This example in better than average used condition with some minor chipping and staining..  read more

Code: 13627

War Record of Hovis Ltd 1939-1945.

1947 1st ed. ' War Record of Hovis Ltd 1939-1945 '. 95pgs covering all aspects of the wartime service of this famous bread maker. Includes a roll of honour and is illustrated with b/w photographs and sketches including the Hovis presentation Spitfire ' Hominis Ltd ' Good, clean condition with some minor creasing to card covers.  read more

Code: 13626

Chief Warden Rank Bar.

Variation rank insignia for a Chief Warden. Multi-piece construction using a herringbone pattern material laid on blue/black wool. This type of insignia is more commonly encountered on uniforms from the London area.  read more

Code: 13625

A Last Appeal to Reason Propaganda Leaflet

' A Last Appeal to Reason ' propaganda leaflet dropped over Britain on various nights in August 1940. Entitled ‘A Last Appeal to Reason’ the leaflet gives a translation of a speech given by the Fuhrer to the Reichstag calling for peace. The speech was printed on a tabloid sized four page newspaper, in a dense piece of text covering all pages and was largely treated as a joke by it's intended re...  read more

Code: 13624

NA badge for nursing overall - Guidance Sample.

Embroidered ' NA ' Nursing Auxiliary on pinstripe cotton for use on the ARP nursing overall Patt. No.80. This example is a guidance sample used by the Post Office Stores Dept. that produced much of the cloth insignia for the Civil Defence services. In good, clean condition, uncommon badge even more so as a sample.  read more

Code: 13623

A Record of an Edinburgh Home Guard Company.

C1945 ' The Watch on the Braids ' - 3rd Batt, C Company Edinburgh HG, Braid Hills - The Record of an Edinburgh Home Guard Company 1940-1944. 158pgs, thorough history of the unit complete with b/w illustrations, cartoons, maps and a nominal roll. In excellent, clean condition and scarce.  read more

Code: 13622