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Someone bagged a bargain on eBay when this "STIRRUP PUMP KEPT HERE" card sold for just over £10. Hard to date an item like this, could be wartime (hung in a window) but could also be used in a factory.  Stirrup Pump Kept Here Card
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This armband recently appeared on eBay and sold quickly (final price unknown as it went for a Best Offer). Not seen anything similar and I'm thinking wartime based on the CD emblem at the centre. Whilst blue and yellow are connected with the Civil Defence Services, the patch has been added to the front (and I wonder if there's anything under the new patch). If anyone recognises what service may have used a yellow/blue armband, drop me a line.  Civil Defence CD Camp Staff armband  Civil Defence CD Camp Staff armband rear As interesting Air Raid Warden sign that recently sold on the tat bazaar. Not one I've seen and the general look and manufacture make me believe it could be a genuine wartime item. Not a large sign, I'd estimate several inches wide.  Metal ARP Air Raid Warden Sign The helmet below recently sold on the tat bazaar (that's eBay) for £235 (including shipping). It was described as, and I quote, "Rare 1939 dated Divisional Assistant Warden ( DAW ) ARP officers ww2 helmet". However, it isn't and there are multiple red flags:
Did you buy it? I'd ask for my money back.  Fake Divisional Assistant Warden (DAW) Helmet  Fake Divisional Assistant Warden (DAW) helmet markings This post-war document, issued by the Royal Observer Corps (ROC), confirms that they were using both kinds of hand-operated siren (syren). The angle-iron base Carter model (shown on the right in the photo) is the style that is seen in a few rare pre-war photographs. The Secomak does appear from available sources to have been manufactured only in the post-war period.  Post-War Hand-Operated Sirens In Use With The Royal Observer Corps |
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