Officers Acoutrements Tin, Somerset L.I.

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Code: 50099

Badged Battledress RE 52(L) Div

Unusual battledress that came with a number of Royal Engineers officers items. Insignia for a Major in the RE of 52(Lowland) Division, with printed sign and 'MOUNTAIN' strip. Appears to be standard pattern but closer inspection shows that it started life as an ATS jacket and slacks but has been modified for a small man, even the slacks have been re-tailored from the side fly to a front fly. A v...  read more

Code: 50098

Issue Boot Brush, 1940

Standard type boot brush, good condition with clear maker marks and date 1940.  read more

Code: 50097

Early Issue Boot Brush, 1917, Named

Standard type boot brush, good condition, maker and issue marks with 'ADMY' for Admiralty, dated 1917. Also has the name 'G MANDAM' stamped on one side, online searching show a K49082 George Edward Mandam from Hull serving at the end of WW1 on HM Ships Neptune and Hercules.  read more

Code: 50092

Issue Boot Brush 1926

Standard type boot brush, good condition with clear maker marks and date 1926. Also has the soldiers number stamped on one side, looks like 1254368.  read more

Code: 50090

Unusual Spelter Cup, Victorian African Wars

Never seen anything like it before. Large spelter cup decorated with military/tribal scenes of soldiers, sailors and African warriors. Has been painted a couple of times. An interesting item, some slight damage, approx 21cm tall.  read more

Code: 50082

The Revolution in Prague

Small softback book, mostly pictures with captions showing the revolt against German troops in May 1945. Printed by Orbis, Prague, 1946, approx 46 pages.  read more

Code: 50070

WW2 Steel Mess Tins

Pair of British issue mess tins, mid war type in tinned mild steel. Maker marked 'MB', the small one is dated 6-42, large one is 2-43. Good condition, some light surface rust.  read more

Code: 50065

1941 Spoken Letter Record, from Wing Commander

A scarce WW2 spoken letter, the sender has had his message recorded onto a disc and sent from Canada back to England. Posted in December 1941 by W/Cdr O. M. Fraser, RAF from Suffield, Alberta, it has a label to show it has been opened by a censor. In good condition, the outer envelope is split along three sides, the disc is approx 6.5ins.  read more

Code: 50055

Utility Marked Sheet by Dorma

Large white cotton sheet with makers label 'The Dorma Make, Guaranteed', also with the utility CC41 mark. Good overall condition but with some wear, approx 90x85ins, weighs nearly 1kg.  read more

Code: 50053