WW2 British, Telegram Dated 4th May 1940, Buckingham Palace.
Was £11 now £9
A small and unusual item of ephemera and dating to just four days prior to the Battle of France with Guard Divisions and Buckingham Palace interest. read more
9.00 GBP
WW2 British, Civil ‘Supplementary/Street Fire Party’ Armlet, August 1940 – August 1941.
Was £37 now £30
In August 1940 Supplementary Fire Parties organised by fire brigades were issued with a blue cloth armlet, bearing the red letters SFP, and the issue was extended in September 1940 to the Street Fire Parties organised by wardens.
Manufactured from dark blue cotton with printed red letters SFP, this example is in used clean condition. read more
30.00 GBP
WW2 British, Civil ‘Fire Guard’ Armlet, Post August 1941.
Was £27 now £20
In August 1941 a new national organisation was formed to replace the locally organised Supplementary/Street Fire Parties and was known as the ‘Fire Guard’. Although still controlled by local authorities’ members now became trained to national standards.
Manufactured from dark blue cotton with printed yellow title ‘Fire Guard, this example is in used... read more
20.00 GBP
WW2 British Aluminium Early Pattern Mess Tin, Dunkirk Era, 1939.
Was £65 now £45
The British Army on introduction of the 37 Pattern Kit decided to replace the older D-shaped mess tin for something more suitable to modern warfare. They adopted a rectangular pair of nesting aluminium tins with a folding steel handle. These proved to be lighter and more hygienic than the older model, however, these were quickly withdrawn to use the aluminium for ... read more
45.00 GBP
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