A number of sets of slides for training purposes was created during the war. This set shows how to deal with an incendiary bomb using the scoop and sand container,
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Warrant, appointment or ID cards for members of the Wardens' Service crop up fairly regularly online but cards for other Civil Defence services and quite scarce. This very simply ID card details the owner belonging to a First Aid Party in the city.
This lovely sign recently cropped up on an auction site, It's a dark green enamel.
UPDATE: I've been informed that this sign has been turned into a very well-crafted reproduction. It is copied from this original but the rear clearly shows it to be of modern fabrication. Identical ones appear on eBay showing the exact same loss of enamel with the following description: "PLAQUE SIZE: 28.5cm x 10cm (approx 11 inches x 4 inches). These plaques are images printed onto aluminium metal sheets using sublimation inks to provide a high glossy image. The plaques are light enough to be wall mounted using the enclosed sticky pads. Each plaque is £6.99 with free postage." As the various posts for wardens and first aid parties were developed there was a need to mark these on maps. The below gives an outline of the symbols used for the Wardens' Service and Casualty Services.
A spate of reproduction AVRO ARP insignia has recently been placed on eBay. The seller uses several accounts to sell similar items (always a good clue to fake items being fobbed off). There are no known photos of any AVRO ARP badge. It appears these reproductions copy some elements of this badge but they do not follow the font exactly (another good clue to them being fake).
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