WW2 British, Homefront, Sweet Packaging, Christmas, 1939.
Was £120 now £99
Striking the pose and silhouette of a typical British ‘Tommy’ and reminiscent of ‘Old Bill’ this figurine was manufactured to contain sweets and sold in the run up to Christmas 1939. One of four designs available; sailor, airman, policeman and soldier, this soldier was by far the most popular.
Manufactured from papier Mache and hand painted it stan... read more
99.00 GBP
WW2 British, Homefront, Propaganda Figurine of Winston Churchill.
Was £95 now £75
Cast in plaster and hand painted propaganda figurine of Winston Churchill, still retaining his iconic cigar.
Striking a defiant pose with bow tie and handkerchief in top pocket this is a must have item for any Homefront collection. read more
75.00 GBP
Post-War, 1957, Concealment in the Field
Was £17 now £12
Cracking little manual with lots of WW2 photographs, explains the art of concealment for the individual, units, aids to concealment, of weapons, vehicles, artillery, and communications.
Ideal for re-enactment battle preparation or displays. read more
12.00 GBP
WW1 British / Commonwealth Service Number & Unit Marked Fork and Spoon.
Was £37 now £30
A good clean pair of what appear to be private purchase fork and spoon, service number and unit marked:
PLY (possibly Royal Marines Plymouth Division RMLI)
FS
22183
The fork was manufactured by Hutton’s of Sheffield with the markers mark for the spoon being obscured but appears to have been made in Birmingham.
30.00 GBP
WW1 British, original ‘pack-filler’, Comforts Tea and Sugar tin.
Was £55 now £45
After the war, reflecting on the Allied victory, some authors cited the restorative effects of tea as part of a winning strategy.
In 1921, British neurologist M. Allen Starr noted: ‘During the war English troops were freely supplied with tea and carried it instead of water in their canteens’.
The British Army’s Surgeon-General Annesley de Renzy wrote... read more
WW1/2 British SRD (Supply Reserve Depot) Rum Jar.
Was £47 now £40
Soldiers on active service could be issued with 2.5 fluid ounces (1/8 of a pint) of rum at the discretion of their commander or on the recommendation of their medical officer. It was commonly issued during or after the dawn ‘stand-to’.
Marked with the letters SRD which stood for ‘Supply Reserve Depot’; other, more ironic interpretations of the initials have... read more
40.00 GBP
WW2 British, LDV & Home Guard, Metal Respirator Tin with Civilian Respirator.
Was £85 now £70
Members of the LDV initially used their civilian issue respirators carried in its cardboard box slung over the shoulder with a piece of string, which gave little protection to the elements. The poor quality of the cardboard, during wet weather, made the boxes fall apart. During the period of name change, from LDV, over to Home Guard some units were issued with cyl... read more
RARE WW2 British, Dunkirk Era, Box of Six, MKII, Anti-Gas Eye Shields, 1939.
Was £55 now £45
Eye shields were a simple plastic visor designed to protect the eyes from gas spray. These are examples of the second of three MK's. One packet of six was issued to each man.
Clearly marked and dated to ‘EJB 1939’ it is clear to see by the staining to the envelope, one of the modifications made to the MKII’s that made them different to the MKI’s i.e., a gre... read more
WW2 British, Home Front, ARP, Handbook No.1, 1938
Was £13 now £10
ARP HandbookNo.1, 'PERSONAL PROTECTION AGAINST GAS', published by HMSO, 1938.
The Home Office ARP Dept. published a series of handbooks for the ARP that were regularly updated. These handbooks were published from the birth of the department in 1935 and formed a series that was expanded and developed as the war progressed, with some running into seve... read more
10.00 GBP
WW2 British, Home Front, Employment Documentation Group, 1941 & 1942.
Was £13 now £10
An interesting pair of employment documents; ‘Regular Unemployment Book. YOUNG MAN’ and a ‘National Health and Pensions Insurance Contribution Card’.
Containing numerous stamps and carriers’ details, would enhance any Home Front display. read more
10.00 GBP