Sold Gallery
These pages display a number of the rare items that I have had the pleasure of selling. To view more details and a larger photograph please click on the thumbnail picture.
Air Raid Precautions Handbook No.10
Air Raid Precautions Handbook No 10 - Training In first Aid For Civil Defence Purposes - 2nd edition (Amended Reprint March 1944. Larger than normal format handbook issued by the Ministry of Home Security in conjunction with the Ministry of Health. 68 page booklet with illustrations in good condition with some rusting around staples ink stamp to front cover - \"Borough of Ramsgate A.R.P\"
\"Target Germany\" 8th USAAF First Year Over E
\"Target Germany\" The U.S Army Air Forces Official Story Of The VIII Bomber Commands First Year Over Europe. Published by H.M.S.O 1944. Soft cover booklet, 120 page fully illustrated with black and white photographs in good condition with some foxing and rust bleed around staples.
Wartime Royal Air Force Flying Clothing Card.
Royal Air Force Flying Clothing Issue Card to S/Ldr E.H.G Watson issued at RAF Swanton Morley December 1940. S/Ldr Watson was clearly note a flyer at this time the card shows no issue of flying clothing just issue of non flying equipment. The scarce card is in good used condition.
P.O.W Letter Sgt R Beard - 61 Squadron R.A.F.
P.O.W card from Sgt .R Beard prisoner at Stalag 8/B 344 Lamsdorf to his parents in Swansea dated December 1942. Sgt Beard was crew on Lancaster R5737 which crashed at Vrizy on operation to Saarbrucken on the 29th July 1942 the rest of the crew were all killed only Beard was taken P.O.W. Card is in good sound used condition.
Luftschutz Bunker Candles - 1943.
1943 dated German civil defence bunker candles - \"Deutsche Luftschutz Bunkerkerzen\". Unopened box of eight candles for use in air raid shelters in very good condition.
R.A.A.F Propeller Trinket Box.
Unusual trinket box made from a cross section of a wood propeller blade with small brass / enamel Royal Australian Air Force wings to lid and on the one side inscribed with small brass pins - \"Betty 1941\" . This hand made sweetheart box is of good quality and finish, measures approx 29 x 7 x 9 cm.
Royal Flying Corps - Swagger Stick.
World War One \"Royal Flying Corps\" swagger stick. Overall length of approx 68 cm the cane stick has slightly distorted with some service wear to tip (metal cap missing) the silver coloured metal top is in uncleaned condition with RFC wings crest.
WW2 British Army MkII Steel Helmet.
WW2 British Army MkII Steel Helmet in sand colour finish. The helmet is in good used condition with some rusting to the overall finish, the helmet is dated 1939 and has makers stamp JSS (Joseph Sankey & Sons Ltd) the liner dated 1939 with maker JCS&W Ltd (J. Compton Sons & Webb Ltd) . Chin strap is in good condition.
Medal and Document Grouping to Husband and Wife, R
Medals and document group to F/Sgt V.J Sayer and his wife who was a member of the British Red Cross, the medals are mounted as worn - F/Sgt Sayer 39/45 Star, Italy Star, Defence and War medal and MID - 502450 VAD Sayers Defence and War Medal. F/Sgt Sayers served as Flight Engineer with 614 Squadron RAF on Halifax 1944 / 45 in Italy and with Transport Command 1946. The documents include - His Flight Engineers log cover with a small number of completed transport flight engineers log forms. No 614 Squadron operational crew list 7/5/1945. Meteorological flight forecast folder. His 1941/42 Air Training Corps Certificate of Service and membership card. Plus a number of official RAF document, and assorted papers and telegrams. A good interesting RAF group which is a good research project.
RAF Seat Pack Type Parachute Harness.
1950s R.A.F parachute harness by GQ type Single point, quick release with seat pack. The harness has clear label - G.Q Harness. Type C. Mk 2 and dated October 1953. The round quick release is in working order the harness webbing is complete with some age staining. The parachute pack has two labels - Parachute assembly seat type Mk2 and second label G.Q pack type type S Mk2. The pack is dated 1953 has no bungees fitted and no canopy, is currently packed with material for display purpose. Although the harness is 1950s dated it is exactly the same as the wartime pattern and makes excellent value compared to a much more expensive wartime example and displays superbly.