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Original, Early WW2 1939 Dated British ‘Fiddian’ Air Raid Patrol (ARP) Gas & Air Raid Alarm Hand Bell With Original Striker. Sn 15119:1 - 15119:3
This is an original, WW2 RAF Alarm Hand Bell With original Striker made by Fiddian (Samuel Fiddian an English bell maker sold his business to James Barwell in 1940). According to Air Raid Precaution Handbook No.8, The Duties of Air Raid Wardens: "The cancellation of the local gas warning will be by hand bells, rung through the streets of the [warden's] sector. Hand bells may also be used to repeat the Raiders Passed signal but only if gas is not about. Hand bells will in fact be an "All Clear" signal, which is different from the Raiders Passed signal, since the latter will be sounded on receipt of the message from the national center, whether or not there is gas in the locality." The cast brass bell with wood handle is undamaged, 10 ¾” tall and the bell mouth 5" in diameter. It is complete with its original chain with ball striker and works perfectly with a loud deep resonance. The bell rim is mark ‘A.R.P’ and the brass ferrule which supports its original undamaged wood handle is marked by the manufacturer ‘Fiddian’. The top of the bell is also dated ‘39’ (1939) below initials ‘J.B’. The price for this excellent nicely marked WW2 home front piece includes UK delivery. Sn 15119:1
£125.00

Original Large Framed Group Photograph Of The Personnel & Vehicles Of Hendon (London) Rescue Service B Depot Taken June 1942 With Original Signatures Of Group Members . HO 668 - HO 668
In 1938 as a result of London’s Architects Department Emergency War Time Measures, Council District Surveyors were made responsible for all rescue and demolition work on damaged and unsafe buildings. The Architect's Department manned the control centres and depots of the Rescue Service & assumed responsibility for the provision of air raid shelters for the Council's staff. They also organised, and ran the War Debris Service to deal with the work of clearing debris resulting from war damage. Training for the Rescue Service was provided at training schools organised and staffed by the department. When the heavy raids started in September 1940 the Rescue Service went into full operation. It was clear that the specialist knowledge of its members enabled them to foresee the behaviour of damaged buildings and to estimate the risks of rescue. By May 1941 the Service had rescued 10,000 live casualties, at the cost of the lives of 34 rescue officers. After 1941 the Service (later renamed The Heavy Rescue Service) was brought into line with other civil defence services. Mobile parties of men with cranes and heavy plant were posted at civil defence centres. When flying bomb attacks began the Rescue Service rescued 7,175 people alive and recovered 2,329 bodies. 64 personnel were injured and 3 killed. This is an original large framed photograph of the men and machines of the ‘Hendon Rescue Service ‘B’ Depot’ taken in June 1942 ( Hendon is a London suburb in the Borough of Barnet. Famous for the nearby Hendon Aerodrome known as the cradle of British Aviation, the Hendon area was heavily bombed by the Luftwaffe during WW2). The black & white photograph shows members of the Depot in uniform, formed in a group in front of their liveried vehicles carrying rescue ladders and equipment. A noticeboard in front of the group carries the wording ‘Hendon Rescue Service B Depot June 1942’. The border of the photograph has original signatures of members of the group. The photograph in its wooden glazed frame measures 27”x22”x ½” . The rear of the frame is mounted with wire for wall hanging and has a later compiled printed ‘A4’ size partial list of names of many of the group. This interesting framed picture highlights the scale of Home Front Rescue Service required to deal with the effects of sustained German bombing and a reminder of the heroism of their personnel. Price includes UK delivery. HO 668
£295.00

Original Framed WW1 British Government Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Recruitment Poster No.34 ‘WHAT IN THE END WILL SETTLE THIS WAR’ By Jas Truscott & Son Ltd London. PI 131 - PI 131
Although the technology to enable the relatively inexpensive mass production of high quality images had been in existence for over a century, the First World War saw the first extensive use of posters for propaganda purposes. The British Parliamentary Recruiting Committee (PRC) was a thirty member body organized by political party organizers, under the supervision of the War Office, with the express aim of aiding the raising of troop numbers in Britain’s volunteer army. The main modes of appeal were through mass recruiting rallies and through posters and pamphlets that encouraged enlistment. Within a few weeks of the outbreak of the war the designs of poster began to incorporate striking graphic images. Some 200 different posters were produced and distributed by the PRC over the course of the War. War posters were intended to be ephemeral and never meant to be archival or historical documents. Yet, because of the content of the messages they projected they have become an important resource by which we can today explore the mind set of those who believed passionately in the rightness of the cause and the necessity to wage War between 1914 and 1918. This is an original WW1 British Government PRC framed recruiting PRC Poster No.34. The poster mounted in its glazed wood frame measures 31 ¼” x 21 ¼” x 1”. The rear of the frame is mounted with wire for hanging. The poster is clean and undamaged. The poster features bold black lettering on a field of gold & white ‘WHAT IN THE END WILL SETTLE THIS WAR ? TRAINED MEN IT IS YOUR DUTY TO BECOME ONE’ together with imagery of mounted Officer’s addressing ranks of civilians and Mounted Officer’s later leading trained Soldiers to War. The bottom edge of the poster has crisp printing ‘Published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster No.34‘ together with manufacturer detail ‘Printed by Jas Truscott & Son Ltd Suffolk Lane London EC’ together with manufacturer’s trade mark. All of the printing is clear and bright. NB. Due to the fragile nature of this piece it is only available with frame within the UK and delivery/ collection will be by arrangement. PI 131
£395.00

Original Framed WW1 1914 British Government Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Recruitment Poster No.28 ‘BRITAINS STRONG ARMS AND YOURS WILL CARRY US THROUGH ENLIST NOW’ By The Clerkenwell Press Ltd London. PI 130 - PI 130
Although the technology to enable the relatively inexpensive mass production of high quality images had been in existence for over a century, the First World War saw the first extensive use of posters for propaganda purposes. The British Parliamentary Recruiting Committee (PRC) was a thirty member body organized by political party organizers, under the supervision of the War Office, with the express aim of aiding the raising of troop numbers in Britain’s volunteer army. The main modes of appeal were through mass recruiting rallies and through posters and pamphlets that encouraged enlistment. Within a few weeks of the outbreak of the war the designs of poster began to incorporate striking graphic images. Some 200 different posters were produced and distributed by the PRC over the course of the War. War posters were intended to be ephemeral and never meant to be archival or historical documents. Yet, because of the content of the messages they projected they have become an important resource by which we can today explore the mindset of those who believed passionately in the rightness of the cause and the necessity to wage War between 1914 and 1918. This is an original WW1 British Government PRC framed recruiting PRC Poster No.28. The poster mounted in its glazed wood frame measures 31 ¼” x 21 ¼” x 1”. The rear of the frame is mounted with wire for hanging. The poster is clean and undamaged. The poster features bold gold lettering on a field of blue and red 28 ‘BRITAINS STRONG ARMS AND YOURS WILL CARRY US THROUGH ENLIST NOW’ .The bottom edge of the poster has crisp printing ‘Published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster No.28 ‘ together with manufacturer detail ‘Printed by the Clerkenwell Press Ltd 76&78 Clerkenwell Road London EC WT9488 30M’’ and date ‘12/14’ (December 1914). All of the printing is clear and bright. NB. Due to the fragile nature of this piece it is only available with frame within the UK and delivery/ collection will be by arrangement. PI 130
£350.00

WW2 Red Cross Army Medical Services Arm Band. Sn 6464. - 6464
An Excellent condition WW2 Era, Red Cross, Army Medical Services Arm Band. It measures 42 cms ( when fully open) x 8 cms and is made of white cotton. It has a 5cms x 5 cms 'Red Cross' Badge in it's centre and a nice clear circular 4.5 cms black ink stamp ' Army Medical Service' towards it's outer edge. The arm band is fully adjustable with 3 rows of double studs on one edge with 2 clasp studs on the other for width adjustment. The stud clasps are nicely stamped ' NEWEY PAT. 20430-22' and the male counterparts ' WH NEWEY BROTHERS LTD'. Price for this nice item with the iconic 'Red Cross' legend includes UK delivery. Sn 6464.
£85.00

WW2 British A.R.P. Incendiary Training Bomb (now 1x available) - O 538
An original WW2 British Air Raid Precautions warden's training 1kg Incendiary Bomb in excellent condition. Made by EOD to look just like the German originals these were used to train ARP, Home Guard, Police and other Civil Defence personel. Price includes UK delivery.
£175.00
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