£45.00
A hand made treen plaque with the obverse painted with the Allied flags surrounding a central photo portrait of a British soldier (Sadly not named and difficult to definitively say which regiment he is serving with).
The plaque is made and executed with some delicacy, pleasing to the eye.
Damage free, with some minor chipping. (See images)
Typical ‘victory’ home front item.
A superb lapel/sweetheart favour supporting a crew member serving with HMS Queen Mary. Super detail, topped of by a small enamel lapel representation of a sailor ‘bib and vest’. Complete with original fitting pin. HMS Queen Mary was a battle cruiser class ship built for the Royal Navy, completed in 1913. She took art in the Battle of Helligoland Bite. She was also involved in the interception of
A nice untouched printed patriotic handkerchief showing a bull dog Superimposed over a union flag with aircraft and ships above it. Damage free condition but grubby with some small stains throughout. Such items were produced and sold commercially with a portion of proceeds going toward the war effort.
I cant be absolutely sure, but I believe this item originates from the 1930’s A small sweet tin, the body of which is made from card board with the turret and track panels in tin plate. The track panels are detachable, sugesting these are the lids, the turret seems immobile. British maker details to the reverse. Some rust staining to one side panels printed paint detail, and minor surface
A very nice pouch made from heavy cotton with the front flap embroidered with patriotic flags and dates. The embroidered detail has been done by machine, rather than hand, showing the ‘industrialised’ nature of this type of souvenir. Always found these war time items interesting regarding the dates, the war still had a ‘good time to run with much ferocity still to ‘come’. Such items were bought by
Share This Item