Seeking to draw on the power of the information superhighway, I'm trying to finally get to the bottom of the issue surrounding the hooded ARP lamps with the label: LAMP A.R.P. with Hood M.O.H. Code No. WD 3051 M.O.H. Order No. S1/52/B1 On a forum I read many moons ago (and which I cannot currently locate online) someone commented that the M.O.H. designation was a post-war designation. Can anyone confirm or deny this? UPDATE: a number of people responded to this question on Facebook. Currently the consensus points to these being post-war lamps.
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Issued by the Ministry of Home Security this poster covers various instructions for dealing with a gas attack. It's a poster I don't believe I've come across before and is currently listed on the US version of eBay for an exorbitant price.
This helmet has appeared on eBay with the eye-watering Buy It Now price of £250. The seller has really laid on the history for this particular lid. It's not only a Dunkirk bring back but also has a Battle of Britain tie-in as well. I'm surprised it's not also Churchill's bodyguard Mr. Walter Thompson's personal bowler...
I'm also not overly convinced the CD and crown are period. The scratching around the letters makes me think this is a con trick used to age helmets. Imagine, if you will, you get a plain helmet at a car boot for £30. You spend two hours adding and aging a few letters and then plonk a price of 250 sheets on said helmet. My gut says caveat emptor here. A number of interesting Civil Defence and ARP lots are appearing at auction soon at C & T Auctioneers in Kent. Amongst the interesting helmets is the SUB CONTROLLER example.
Interest in the plethora of Home Front paper ephemera has grown over the last decade. Many of the booklets and pamphlets (both the official Home Office and unofficial publications) were once often found discarded in the bottom of militaria traders' boxes. Many of the unofficial booklets simply cobbled together information found in the official government booklets but with additional illustrations.
Nowadays, these booklets can command good prices. This "ABC of ARP" is amongst those sought out. It's also easy to imagine the vast majority were simply thrown out at the end of the war and the years after. |
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