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Nearly every week, we have the same reproduction armbands available from Soldier of Fortune for a tenner appearing on the tat bazaar that is eBay. The armbands, sold by a notorious eBay shyster, have various crappy stamps inside, the latest being "L.C.C 1939" (note the missing full stop at the end there). Punters are regularly wasting their money on these. Wake up, people...  Fake L.C.C air raid warden armband
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A little grouping belonging to a gentleman from Ivybridge in Devon recently sold. An interesting item was the red would stripe, which had been forwarded to the recipient by the Air Raid Precautions Dept. in Plympton. Only a single red stripe (for wounds in a previous war, presumably the Great War) could be worn. Multiple gold stripes could be worn for injuries incurred during the Second World War. Gold stripes would be worn forward of the red, separated by half an inch. The stripe appears to be a few inches of plain red Russian braid. It was to be sewn vertically on the left sleeve of the battledress, the bottom of the stripe four inches from the cuff. It remains a mystery why the recipient did not sew the stripe to his battledress.  Civil Defence red wound stripe  Appointment card for warden Two versions of the 1½" wide ribbon around felt hats (ARP Pattern Number 44) were issued. First, the colour was a red stripe on dark blue (the ARP Number for this item is currently unknown). In 1941, the "Civil Defence" moniker replaced Air Raid Precautions, and a new ribbon was issued with the red stripe replaced by a yellow one (ARP Pattern Number ARP 143). Petersham ribbon is typically made from cotton, rayon, viscose or a blend of these fibres. It is a stiff but flexible corded fabric often used in millinery, which is easily shaped using steam. The difference between Petersham and Grosgrain is subtle, and I'll let you do a web search to answer that particular question.  Petersham Ribbon for ARP Felt Hats  Detail of the ribbon bow  ARP felt hat and Petersham ribbon This is a fantastic booklet covering in great detail the uniform regulations for the CD personnel attached to the Midland Region in the Second World War. A veritable encyclopaedia of information. There cannot be too many of these still around.  Midland Region Dress Regulations for Civil Defence Personnel  Midland Region Dress Regulations for Civil Defence Personnel Index A rare photograph of the Moore Detector in operations. A two-man piece of kit where the large loudspeaker is placed on the rubble and the other person can then listen for any sounds made by people underneath. The operator can also speak into the loudspeaker to let the buried person or persons know they have been located.  Moore Detector - Equipment To Locate Buried People |
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