£70.00
A members ticket for a horse racing event at Newmarket 1942.
Excellent bi-coloured enamel and brass badge. Reverse with matching obverse issue number, and ‘non-transferable’ detail.
The war was not intended to get in the way of the ‘sport of kings’………
Yellow thread detail on heavy navy wool backing. Very good grubby used, removed from a tunic condition.
A rare local ‘York Road Civil Defence Bowing Club’ lapel badge. Multi coloured enamel badge in excellent damage free condition. Reverse with brooch pin fitting. No maker details.
A ‘quirky’ period item being a Royal Navy cap tally for HMS Royal Sovereign, made into a ladies ‘garter strap’ Fading to the wire details and elasticated border banding, otherwise damage free. A gift from a sailor (the same sailor as the previous listing) to his sweetheart ? HMS Royal Sovereign was a ‘Revenge Class’ battleship seeing WW2 Service with the Royal Navy and from may 1944 the
Contact’ the Odhams works magazine produced for ex - employees serving with the armed forces. Winter 1942 edition produced to keep service men and women previously employed with Odhams ‘in touch’ with there old firm. News and views articles interspersed with cartoons and photos of serving Odhams staff.
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