WW2 British Issue ‘Lifebuoy’ Soap

Was £30 now £25

An unissued bar of issue ‘Lifebuoy’ soap, we think that this was of ‘Victorian’ manufacture but would have been held in stores and issued through WWI and into WWII.

X2 available

Priced to reflect rarity.

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Code: 347

WW2 British Home Front ‘Ticket Grouping’.

Was £35 now £25

An unusual set of WWII dated public transport tickets with their original ‘cottage industry’ manufactured copper ticket holder. A great pocket filler!!

Priced to reflect rarity.

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Code: 348

WW2 British Home Front ‘Coin Grouping’.

Was £55 now £45

A fantastic grouping of pre-1945 coins with a WWII era coin purse. A great pocket filler!!

Farthing: x1, 1944
Pennies: x4, 1928, 30, 36 & 40
‘Threepenny Bit’: x1, 1937
‘Silver’ Three Pence: x4, 1931, 34, 39 & 40
‘Silver’ Sixpence: x2, 1929 & 43
‘Silver’ Shilling: x1, 1939
‘Silver’ Half Crown: x1, 1931
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Code: 349

WW2 British, Issue, Housewife, 1942

Was £60 now £50

The WW2 British army Housewife, or ‘Hussif’, was issued to all troops to enable them to carry out running repairs in the field.

This example is of Indian manufacture, 1942, and includes, amongst the issue items, a private purchase pair of scissors and packet of needles.

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Code: 353

WW2 British, Issue, ‘Housewife’ Needles, 1945.

Was £45 now £35

An unissued packet of issue ‘Hussif’ sewing needles, Crows Foot marked and manufactured by Guillaume & Sons Ltd in 1945.

Would enhance any display of personal kit.

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Code: 354

WW2 British Issue Shaving Brush, 1944.

Was £30 now £25

A mint and unissued, bristle and horsehair shaving brush, manufactured in 1944 by Britton Brush Co Ltd.

Priced to reflect mint condition.

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Code: 356

WW1, British, Silver SIXPENCE, 1918.

Was £15 now £12

A WW1, British silver ‘Sixpence’ dated 1918.

A great little pocket filler or would be a great addition for a vintage Christmas Pudding.

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Code: 358

WW1, British, ‘Acting’ Sergeant Armband.

Was £75 now £65

These ‘Acting Sgt’ stripes/chevrons came from the effects of G. Moss, Machine Gun Corps who saw action during the Somme campaign on Thiepval Ridge 26th - 30th September.

They appear to be field made from part of a tunic sleeve, utilising a tunic button and what appears to be a button from a mess tin cover?

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Code: 359

‘From Delhi to Arnhem’: 156 Parachute Battalion.

Was £40 now £35

‘From Delhi to Arnhem’: 156 Parachute Battalion.
John O’Reilly
First published by Thoroton Publishing Ltd., 2009 (Hardback)
ISBN: 978095604402

A detailed study following the 156 Parachute Battalion, one of the first British parachute battalions, from their formation in Delhi to the Battle of Arnhem and its aftermath. With many ...  read more

Code: 366

‘Red Berets and Red Crosses’: Story of the Medical Services in the 1st Airborne Division in World War. AUTHOR SIGNED!!

Was £50 now £40

‘Red Berets and Red Crosses’: Story of the Medical Services in the 1st Airborne Division in World War.
Naill Cherry
First published by R. Sigmond 1999 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 978-9080471818

This book is a detailed account of the Medical services in the 1st Airborne division during World War II. It charts the royal Army Medical Corps a...  read more

Code: 367