C1940 Collection

Coughs & Sneezes Poster
Humorous poster issued by the Ministry of Health during the Second World War and featuring a woman sneezing without catching the germs in a handkerchief

Ta Poster / Bairnsfather
A recruitment poster for the Territorial Army featuring Bairnsfathers WWI creation, Old Bill

Empire Nut Brown
Advertisement for Adkins Empire Nut Brown tobacco featuring Bairnsfathers WWI creation, Old Bill

Rudges Cycles Poster
Poster advertising bicycles by Rudge and Whitworth of Nottingham, England showing a young lady from around 1940 perched on one of their models

VS-300 Sikorsky helicopter, c.1940-1950s Date: circa 1940s

Coughs & Sneezes Poster
Humorous poster from the Ministry of Health showing a man sneezing without a handkerchief on a London Underground train during WWII

DARTS IN THE HOME / C1940
Two dapper couples enjoying a few legs of darts at home. Can she follow that treble twenty with two more? Date: circa 1940

Fleet of German Commercial Barges; Second World War, c. 1940
Photograph showing a fleet of German commercial river barges anchored in the Ruhr area, c.1940

Woolly Stockings C. 1940
A smiling young woman, reclining on tasselled cushions, pulls on a wool stocking while pointing her toe in the air

IMechE: view of lighting units in main room of library
IMechE: close view of lighting units in main room of library c.1940 Date: circa 1940s

The Mohne Dam; Second World War, c. 1940
Aerial photograph showing the Mohne Dam and reservoir (top) before the Dambusters raid of May 1943

British 3. 7-inch Anti-Aircraft Gun; Second World War, 1940
Photograph showing a British 3.7-inch anti-aircraft gun taking in part in night exercises, somewhere in Britain, c.1940

Police Officers / Blitz
Dust-covered police officers help with the rescue effort in the bombed areas of London during World War II

Family Sledging C1940
In a wintry scene at Oxshott, Surrey, a family pulls their sledges up a slope

Costume / Fake Fur C. 1940
Elegant pre-Utility tailored costume with long jacket line, 6 buttons, pocket flaps & fake fur trim (Nutria)

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