WW2, British, ‘Home Guard Instruction No. 17 Anti-aircraft Training’, G.S. Publications, 1940.

Was £20 now £15

A good intact copy with only minor foxing, priced to reflect early date and rarity.

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Code: 339

WW2 British Issue, ULTRA-RARE FIRST ISSUE, Water Sterilizing Kit.

Was £65 now £55

A ‘grubby’ on the outside but ‘ultra-rare’, first issue, Water Sterilizing Kit as identified by the early cork stoppers. Later issue bottles having metal screw caps.

Priced to reflect rarity.

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Code: 341

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