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Memorabilia Packs are ideal as an extra stocking-filler for special occasions, and they supplement your choice of 1st Take DVDs perfectly.
Each pack is a collection of high quality reproduced paper memorabilia, such as posters, photographs and ration books. These packs contain 15 to 20 different items and convey a sense of ‘being there' for the subjects they relate to.
A flashback to the days when a career as a housewife was a proud vocation for millions of British women. This evocative replica collection includes a Ration Book, as a reminder that times remained tough in post-war Britain; a selection of adverts for household products; a superb gift guide for a 1950s Christmas, including a hand-held Trouser Press; a collection of household bills; and sales pamphlets for TV and radio sets of the period.
The ideal gift for forty-somethings who grew up in the halcyon days of the 1960s. These superb replicas include a collection of TV bubble gum cards including Thunderbirds and Dr Who; a hotch-potch of 1960s leaflets, including one for Action Man – the ‘Moveable Fighting Man’; a typical school report from the time, and an essay predicting what life would be like twenty years hence; and concert tickets from the Beatles Christmas concert at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1965.
Your chance to re-live one of the most terrifying and dramatic periods in British history. This outstanding replica of the Daily Sketch newspaper of June 19 1940 was issued just six days before the fall of France, with the RAF preparing for the Battle of Britain. The previous evening, Winston Churchill had made his famous ‘finest hour’ speech at Westminster, and there were pleas to evacuate all remaining children from crowded cities. On page five there is a full account of what civilians should do in the event of an invasion, and the newspaper is packed with fascinating period advertisements. An unmissable wartime souvenir.
In the days before overseas package holidays and low-cost flights, the traditional British seaside holiday was often the only escape from the daily routine. This pack includes high quality replicas such as Prestatyn Holiday Camp’s colourful fold-out brochure from 1959; a mixed bag of deckchair receipts, crazy golf cards and train timetables; an entertainment poster from Morecambe Ballroom in the 1930s; a collection of ‘saucy’ postcards; a story booklet through the eyes of a child travelling to the seaside by bus; and a Torquay Hotel leaflet from the 1950s, boasting ‘running water and electric light’. How times have changed!
This gift pack includes high quality replicas such as a Public Information leaflet, with government advice on how to counter the impact of war; a superb Boy’s Own booklet, a bumper read for just 9d; a classic poster appealing for volunteers to help with mass-evacuation; a heart-wrenching essay by a child newly introduced to the rigours of wearing a gas mask; and yummy recipes for children such as ‘Prune Sponge’ and ‘Junket with Dried Milk’.
Although it may be difficult to believe, with the roads so congested today, motoring was once truly pleasurable. This high quality replica collection includes a colourful montage of cigarette cards from a bygone age; a lovely 1930s guide crammed with useful advice on routes and lighting-up times; a light-hearted booklet emphasising etiquette on the road; a hotchpotch of eye-catching advertising images; an early driving licence; a 1950s tax disc and petrol coupons; and a pamphlet advertising driving lessons when an 8-hour course cost the princely sum of £5.
All aboard to relive the heyday of the steam era! Evocative, high quality replicas include a superb collection of trade cards and postcards; an LNER Rule Book from 1932; a mouth-watering Luncheon Menu; a ‘Triumph of the Royal Scot’ booklet; 1950s handbills for excursions such as ‘football specials’ and seaside visits; and miscellaneous ephemera such as tickets, luggage labels and a dining car receipt. The ideal gift for any railway enthusiast.
Victory in the Second World War was won not only on the battlefield, but also by the momentous effort made by civilians, as Britain became an island fortress. This gift pack recreates those times wonderfully, with replicas such as household leaflets to help with repairs, fuel saving and healthy eating; a clothing ration booklet; a war emergency leaflet; propaganda information such as the plea to ‘Dig For Victory’; and a receipt for the removal of railings.
In World War Two, Britain was the only country to have a resistance force already in place prior to invasion. These high quality replicas include a rare recruitment flyer; an Officers’ Mess Rule Book; a Training Booklet from 1940; a selection of postcards and images depicting training exercises; and miscellaneous papers covering the requisition of railway property for Home Guard accommodation, and duties given to ‘older men’.
Between September 1940 and May 1941, over 43,000 British civilians had been killed in a terrible and sustained period of Nazi bombing raids. The fact that Hitler did not succeed in smashing civilian morale bears testament to the bravery of the British people. This replica pack pays tribute to those times, and includes information leaflets on how to cope with gas attacks; instructions on how to cook after an air raid; an ARP booklet, which explains how to construct a shelter; a body tag used to identify a dead body or a casualty; evocative photographic images from the time; and a leaflet detailing what to do if your house was destroyed or damaged during the Blitz.
The heroics of RAF fighter pilots in the Battle of Britain, the first major battle to be fought entirely by air forces, foiled Hitler’s plans for an invasion of Britain. This replica gift pack includes an RAF pass granting permission to be absent from quarters; a Christmas 1943 menu; a ‘Taking Off’ booklet, with information and photographs for the rookie pilot; instructions in case of capture; cards and images reflecting the period; an RAF Clothing Ration ticket; and a combat report from the peak of the Battle of Britain.
The Victorian age continues to enthrall us today, as reflected by this high quality replica collection. It includes the first-ever edition of ‘Exchange and Mart’, costing just 1d; a wonderful assortment of advertising images; an abridged version of a furnishing catalogue for the upper-classes; a licence for the privilege of employing servants; a water purification booklet, revealing the fear of typhoid in Victorian Britain; and a beautifully illustrated sales card promoting Pyramid candles – ‘the Burglar’s Horror’!
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