Defence - The Services' Magazine & Home Guard Monthly - 1944.
October 1944ed of the Home Guard Monthly ' Defence 'with articles on ' Battle of the Flying Bombs ' and ' Sten Spotlight Projector' in good, clean condition with some minor rusting to staples, light marking. read more
Post D. Some Experiences of an Air Raid Warden.
1941 1st ed. ' Post D. Some Experiences of an Air Raid Warden ' by John Strachey. 135pgs A memoir of the socialist theorist and politician John Strachey's experiences as a London air-raid warden; ' During the war he served in a succession of posts air raid warden, public relations officer, radio commentator, and Royal Air Force wing commander. With the war's end, Strachey was returned to Parlia... read more
Northern Aluminium Co.Ltd War Work Badge.
Chrome and enamel, pin back badge for employees of the Northern Aluminium Co.Ltd a subsidiary of Alcan. Producers of aluminium sheet and extrusions, the Banbury plant produced much of the aluminium used in the British aircraft industry during WW2. Produced by ' Thos.Fattorini, B'ham ' and numbered to the reverse. Excellent, bright condition. read more
Grenades for the Home Guard.
1944 commercially printed manual ' Grenades for the Home Guard - EY Rifle and Cup Discharger ' by Lt.E.W.Manders. Illustrated with diagrams and b/w photographs the 74pg manual covers all major grenade types in service with the British Army as well as a section on German types. Slightly grubby cover but otherwise a good copy of an uncommon manual. read more
A.F.S.Tie.
Scarce example of a wartime tie for a member of the A.F.S. All silk example produced under the ' Apsley ' brand by Hope Bros of Ludgate Hill. Ties were produced for a number of the Home Front services during the War and not commonly encountered. Good, used and faded condition. Scarce. read more
WVS Deputy Centre Organiser ' rank ' bar.
aint and chrome, pin back, ' rank ' bar for Deputy Centre Organiser. Introduced in 1940 and added to through the war these brooches were intially made in chrome and enamel with painted versions added as a wartime expedient. Centre Organiser refers to WVS members employed in local WVS headquarters known as centres.
In good used condtion with minor paint loss, manufacturer marked ' L.Simps... read more
Civil Defence ' Cambridge ' Area title.
Embroidered gold on blue Civil Defence area title for Cambridge. Used condition with some edge nibbles. read more
Book of the Blacker Bombard.
Scarce copy of the Gale & Polden manual ' Book of the Blacker Bombard '. 1944, 32pgs covering all aspects of the 29mm Blacker Bombard from ammunition to firing and packing vehicles. Illustrated with b/w photographs and complete with pull out colour poster. read more
Sept.1943 ARP & AFS News.
Vol.6 No.4 ARP & NFS News - The National Civil Defence Journal. Smaller format, 34pg magazine with numerous Civil Defence related articles ' New Fire Guard Orders ', ' Incident Control ' ' A.R.P.Parade ' etc.. Numerous illustrations and contemporary related adverts. Lightly marked covers with some light creasing. read more
Wartime Child's Toy Helmet.
Pressed tin, child's toy helmet. These items were popular during the early part of the war and this example is in good, used condition now missing it's elastic chin strap. read more