Emergency Street First Aid for Air Raid Casualties.
1942 ' Emergency Street First Aid for Air Raid Casualties.' by Rufus Harris. 52pgs - a handbook of Civil Defence first aid with numerous diagrams and sketches. Features a bright cover displaying all of the identifying pennants to be found at the scene of an incident. Good, used condition with some creasing and light marking. read more
Comic Postcard - Rationing.
Comic postcard featuring the work of the artist Mabel Lucie Attwell and one of her trademark children with a rationing theme. Postally used 1945 with bumped corner but otherwise in good, used condition.
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June 1944 Edition of the Land Girl.
Volume 5, No.3 June 1944 edition of the Land Girl.16pgs with all of the regular columns, county news etc with features ' Diary of a Red Armlet ' and ' Dairymaid's First Day ' . Lightly rusted staples, has been folded, otherwise in good, used condition. read more
22.00 GBP
Fuel Watcher badge.
Blue plastic 'Fuel Watcher' pinback badge. Fuel watchers were created by the Ministry of Fuel and were intially industrial staff, who were authorised to save energy consumption by any means turning off lights etc. The scheme was extended to include non-industrial concerns, shops, schools etc. The badge could be obtained from regional Coal Offices. Uncommon badge in good, used condition, with so... read more
' Z ' Battery anti-aircraft manual.
1942 Anti-Aircraft Training Instruction Serial VI ' " Z " AA Artillery '. 51pg manual setting out training, drills and layouts for the " Z " AA batteries, most of which were manned by the Home Guard. " Z " AA batteries fired 3ins unguided rockets from batteries of projectors to produce a box barrage. Their efficacy was questionable but acted as a useful deterrent and morale boosting employment ... read more
' Idle Women ' Magazine cover.
April 1944 edition of War Illustrated with a front cover showing one of the ' Idle Women ' canal workers on a Grand Union barge. Magazine has numerous articles concerning Britain's war effort, the R.O.C., Trawlers, Paratroops etc. in good used condition with some marks, folds with partially loose covers.
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Bristol Aircraft A.R.P. Leader armband.
Scarce example of an A.R.P. Leader armband for an employee of Bristol Aircraft Co.Ltd. Heavy cotton construction with inner lining with heavy brass fixing/adjustment. Good condition with minor marking. read more
Utility Stockings.
A pair of NOS Utility stockings under the brand name ' Futurist Hosiery '. Label with washing instructions keeping the pair together with prominent Utility marks to both. Excellent. read more
45.00 GBP
A.R.P. News - January 1941.
A copy of the January 1941 Vol.3,No.8 edition of A.R.P. News featuring a tunnel shelter front cover. 26pgs with a number of illustrated articles: ' A.R.P. Parade , Liverpool's Experience, The Shelter Problem in London ' etc. Includes a large number of contemporary adverts. Slightly tatty, used condition with light marking to covers. read more
24.00 GBP
East Riding Special Constable's lapel badge.
Chrome and enamel lapel badge for the East Riding Special Constabulary. Half moon lapel fitting, manufacturer marked ' H.W.Miller, B'ham '. Good, bright condition overall with no enamel loss ( reflection on the image suggests there is ). read more
25.00 GBP