Boer War POW “Trench Art” Small Brass & Copper Victorian Ladies Shoe – Paperweight c1903

Here on offer is a Boer War POW made “Trench Art”, small brass and copper Victorian Ladies Shoe shaped Paperweight.

This is one of two Boer War POW “Brass Shoe” items that I am selling and they both came in a beautiful wooden POW box from the island of Bermuda, dated 1903. This relates to the South African Boer soldiers that the British interned on Bermuda during the 2nd Boer War...  read more

Code: 50092

Vintage Hand Made Wooden Wall Plaque for the British Military Intelligence Corps – Prince of Wales - Number 90 Half Company

Here on offer is one of three quality hand made vintage wooden wall plaques that I acquired, which I believe relate to the British Military Intelligence Corps.

This hand painted example has a raised shield with the Prince of Wales feathers, Fleur De Lis above two crossed rifles and the number ‘90’.

Below the shield are the words:

NUM...  read more

Code: 50064

Vintage Hand Made Wooden Wall Plaque for the British Military Intelligence Corps 50th Anniversary 1977

Here on offer is one of three quality hand made vintage wooden wall plaques that I acquired, which relate to the British Military Intelligence Corps 50th Anniversary in 1977.

This hand painted example has the Intelligence Corps badge set on a central shield with a large gold ‘V’ in the background and on a wooden ribbon below it the years:

1947 . 1967...  read more

Code: 50063

Vintage Hand Made Wooden Wall Plaque for the British Military Intelligence Corps, circa 1980

Here on offer is one of three quality hand made vintage wooden wall plaques that I acquired, which all I believe relate to the British Military Intelligence Corps, circa 1980.

This hand painted example has the Intelligence Corps badge set on a central shield with the motto, on a wooden ribbon below it:

Manui Dat Cognitio Vires

(Knowle...  read more

Code: 50062

WW2 Gilt & Enamel Kings Crown Royal Army Service Corps ‘Good Luck’ Sweetheart Brooch

Here on offer is a lovely detailed example of a gilt metal and enamel Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) sweetheart brooch, probably from the WW2 period as it displays the Kings Crown and GR cypher.

The brooch has been made in the shape of a horseshoe, with the words ‘GOOD LUCK’ around the bottom edge.

The centre displays a detailed RSAC gilt and enamel...  read more

Code: 50061

Framed Antique Hand Coloured Print of HMS MONARCH (1868)

Here on offer is a large framed antique hand coloured print of the Royal Navy ship, HMS MONARCH (1868) that I recently acquired in Cornwall.

These types of antique prints where coloured in by hand using coloured inks.

This fine example has been professionally framed by Cornmill Picture Frames prior to 1995 as the phone code on their label is 0726, w...  read more

Code: 50053

WW2 Period Model of a British “S” Class Submarine Dated 1942

Here on offer is an impressive WW2 period, hand made metal model of a WW2 British Submarine, which I think from its shape is an “S” class submarine?

This type of WW2 “Trench Art” where normally made by Naval engineering ratings in their spare time, from any materials that where not being used at the time.

The submarine has been made from a solid piec...  read more

Code: 50048

Unusual Hand Made Soldiers Wooden Truncheon – Liverpool & Irish Regiment c1890

Here on offer is a rare hand made soldiers wooden truncheon that was owner by a member of the Liverpool & Irish Regiment circa 1890 and possibly used in the Second Boer War, whilst supporting the King’s Liverpool Regiment.

The hard wood truncheon has been made from a branch or root of a tree that had a spur near the top that provides a hard “nodule”.

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Code: 50043

WW2 Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Perspex “WINGS” Sweetheart Pendant Necklace

Here on offer is a rare hand made example of a WW2 Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Perspex “WINGS” shaped sweetheart pendant necklace.

I was told from the family I bought it from, that it was made from the Perspex canopy of a damaged WW2 fighter plane and the cut-out crown and anchor from a Navy Officers brass button.

The beautifully made Perspex ribbed “W...  read more

Code: 50039