Original WWII silk escape / evasion map as used by pilots and airborne personnel. This map is marked “Sheet C” on one side and “Sheet D” on the other. It covers the countries Holland, Germany, Switzerland, France, and Belgium. Silk maps were preferred over paper because they were able to be folded silently and they could handle getting damp. The soldier who carried this map hand tacked the edges with thread to prevent the silk from unraveling (see pic). Strong colors and no rips, stains, or repairs.
Price: SOLD
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Original WWII wood C Ration crate in used condition. A scarce and desirable item to compliment any WWII ration impression.
Measures:
- 13 inches wide
- 7 1/2 inches deep
- 19 1/2 inches long
Price: SOLD
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WWII era cardboard playset No. 14 with six infantry soldier and a trench made by Built-Rite Toys, Lafayette, Indiana. All intact with the instruction sheet and box. Soldiers are still on the tree and appear to have never been played with.
Price: SOLD
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During WWII Pepsi Cola and other companies sponsored a home front program where US servicemen could record personal message onto phonograph to send home to their family and loved ones. This phonograph is a wartime example postmarked 1943. The cover is marked “Through Courtesy of Pepsi-Cola” and “This is a recorded message from your man in the service.”
The envelope contains two intact phonographs. The disks are fragile acetates and I do not guarantee their audio quality.
Price: SOLD
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This WWII M1 helmet liner made by St Clair is one of two manufactures of the early “low pressure” helmet liner. The other maker was “Hood Rubber”. It has its original dark smooth finish and a green finish on the inside, which was only done on the earliest production helmets.
The liner has early square galvanized washers holding a white rayon suspension, a rayon and leather sweatband, and a rayon nape strap. The name “Berlat” has been painted on the size of the helmet (see pic). There is a 1/2 inch fiberglass separation by the painted name and one of the snaps on the sweatband has separated. Otherwise, this is a very clean helmet.
Price: SOLD
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