The last colonial war of Queen Victoria's long reign, the Second Boer War (11 October 1899 - 31 May 1902) took place in the heat of South Africa. The town of Mafeking, under the command of Baden-Powell was besiged almost from the start in October 1899 until relieved in May 1900. The seige was lifted...

Although titled "Battleships" this particular set illustrates the wide variety of vessel in the world's navies forty years ago. This complete set of 32 cards shows different ship types from Helicopter Carrier and Frigate to Destroyer and Coastal Mine Sweeper. The pack of cards are housed in a plastic...

Since it's formation in 1887, the St John's Ambulance Brigade has continued to offer free medical care. Although a wholly voluntary organisation it's uniformed members have given medical assistance in events large and small; and contributed aid in many major conflicts. We believe this item dates from...

A true but rather fragile antique relating to the streamer Galway Castle. Designated as an intermediate mailship, she was built by Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast in 1911. Weighing 7988 tonnes, 452ft 4in long with a beam of 54ft 4in she could reach 13 knots. With the commencment of war in 1914...

Imagine. The world is at war. Hundreds of thousands of service personnel from all over the globe are shipped to Britain to help with the continuing fight and preparing for the invasion of Europe. Most would never have travelled to another country before, hundreds of miles from home. To help them adjust...

"Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves......" This sepia coloured photograph printed on glossy photo paper shows four battleships of the Royal Navy in amazing detail. The photograph is glued to a piece of brown paper. Along side the picture, written in black ink, are the words "Valiant", "Warspite",...

Here is your chance to own a small, genuine WW1 artefact. In October 1914 Princess Mary launched an appeal to provide a Christmas gift for "every sailor afloat and every soldier at the front". The appeal proved such a success the eligibility was soon extended to everyone "wearing the King's uniform on...

"They're changing the guards at Buckingham Palace....." Dating from the 1960's, this rectangular, plastic tray depicting a guardsman, would have been purchased as a memento of a trip to London. This item made from melamine is in perfect order with no damage whatsoever. The real colour photograph of a...

For many decades, between the late 1800's to the late 1920's, it was popular for holidaymakers/day trippers to purchase a piece of crested china as a memento of their trip. Scores of companies, many from Europe, produced a plethora of small ceramic items of all imaginary themes and designs adorned with...

You can imagine yourself as a latter day Biggles soaring through the clouds with this item. The white ceramic dish is ovoid in shape and has a crackled glaze. It has a transfer print of a pre-war silver coloured, RAF Gloster Gladiator biplane fighter, which has hand painted roundels, engine cowling and...

Here's the chance to own a piece of WW1 era naval memorabilia. This rhombus shaped, crested china pin tray is in very good condition considering it is 100 years old. The body of the tray is white but has slightly discoloured beneath the transfer print. The gilding around the edge is heavily rubbed due...

A genuine piece of WW2 equipment. This item was produced for the Home Office in order to supply the Air Raid Precautions Department. The dressing consists of a thick pad of wadding that is yellow in colour (possibly due to age) that is attached to a bandage, beige in colour (again this could be due to...