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.
\"Senior Fire Guard\" Shoulder Title.
Embroidered Civil Defence \"Senior Fire Guard\" shoulder title, yellow lettering on black background. In good used condition with service wear.
Midland Regional Association of ARP Instructors, L
Chrome and enamel button hole fixing lapel badge for the Midland Regional Association of A.R.P Instructors. The badge is in excellent condition and maker marked to reverse \"Millers Birmingham\".
Wartime R.A.F \"Sidcot\" Flying Suit.
Royal Air Force 1940 pattern Sidcot Flying Suit Outer, Stores reference 22c/365 size 6. This is the early wartime version of the sidcot which has no wiring. The green cotton material is in very good clean condition with just some slight staining, clear A.M stamps and label (some ink staining) marked outer with size measurements and owners name. Zips are A.M marked except for the two leg zips, all are in working order although a little stiff in operation, one leg and one side zip has one tooth missing on each they still operate with care. Removable fur collar is in good condition and A.M stamped.
\"In A Now Forgotten Sky\" - The 31st Fighter
\"In a Now Forgotten Sky\" The 31st Fighter Group in WW2 By Dennis C Kucera. Published 1997 by Flying Machines Press. The 31st Fighter Group were the highest scoring fighter group in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations in WW2. Hardback book of 420 pages fully illustrated with black and white photographs in as new condition.
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.