A collection of militaria owned and used by a Civil Defence Warden in Manchester during WW2 (Mrs W. Davies)
comprising a Respirator, Anti-Gas, Light MKIV with canister; 1937 dated Home Services gas mask, together with three filters; a City of Manchester A.R.P Warden poster; Civil Defence armband (dark blue with yellow text and King's Crown); Warden shoulder title; Manchester City Police issued Warden Instructions for respirators; blank Warden's Report Forms; Air Raid Precautions Scheme Warden Handbook; Civilian Respirator order forms; a 'Chart of War Gases' issued by the Ministry of Home Security in 1942; 'A Concise, Fully Illustrated and Practical Guide for the Householder and Air-Raid Warden' by S. Eveyln Thomas; Fire Guards Handbook; Poison Gas booklet; a copy of the War Graves of the British Empire Cemeteries and Churchyards in North and Central Essex, together with two pre-WW2 Aliens Order 1920 Certificate of Registrations for married Chinese citizens; a British Army canteen with cork stopper, dated 1952, camouflage helmet netting, khaki canvas bag, WW2 Air Training Corps badge, RAF cap badge and buttons etc (heavy verdigris)