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I would like to thank Paul Dore who recently contacted me regarding the St John Ambulance Brigade 'badge' that had been used as a breast badge on a Civil Defence battledress blouse. He pointed out that the badge in question began life as a The St John Ambulance Brigade armband. The emblem having been cut down and used on the BD pocket.
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Continuing the recent theme of items manufactured to assist people with the black-out ('Lumi-Disc' and Gloworm Buttonholes) we have this armlet (armband). Again, this would require the armlet to be 'recharged' under a light source and then worn.  Light in the Darkness Black-out Armlet The scheme-making authorities in the West Midlands were keen to provide a standardised pattern of armlets to their Civil Defence members. We have previously seen a large number of armlets issued in Warwickshire. A neighbouring county, Worcestershire, also had a series of armlets manufactured. If you know of any other versions of this armlet, please drop me a line. I am indebted to a long-time supporter of this blog for the image supplied.  Worcestershire Civil Defence Armlets (Armbands) I've managed to buy several embroidered versions of the Civil Defence armband (or armlet) over the years. I don't think any have been done as well as this one which I recently purchased on eBay. Stunning embroidery technique.  Embroidered Civil Defence armlet  Embroidered Civil Defence armlet detail
I am once again indebted to a long-time contributor to this blog for the following image of ARP Control Room armbands. The armbands came from the sale of items once held by a museum in the south west of England. They are red ARP armbands, to which roles in a control room have been added. It would appear the armbands have OFFICIAL OBSERVER and (possibly) OBSERVER under the patches. Given the colour red they may have originally been intended to be worn by people observing the work of Civil Defence and ARP personnel at air raid incidents.  Red ARP Assistant Control Officer armband  Red ARP Control Staff Supervisor armband  Display Patents Ltd, maker's stamp on rear of one armband  Display Patents Ltd. press advertisement |
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