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Other items (i.e. not documents)
Infant gas mask
Mickey mouse gas mask
Adult gas mask
Civilian duty (i.e. an air raid warden's) gas mask
Air raid warden's rattle
Air raid warden's bell
Bomb reconnaissance armband
Royal engineers badge
Various medals
Black out lamp - green army issue
Blackout lamp - black ARP issue
ARP First aid box containing 16 items such as:
Shell dressings (open and sealed)
Roll bandages
Triangular bandages
Shell dressings
Anti-gas ointment
Working telegraph set
Documents
Identity cards
Ration book
ARP cigarette card collector's album (full)
Letter from the King to the school children
Receipt for an air raid shelter signed by a householder
Letters for claims for war damage (a pair of curtains among them!)
A letter from a school headteacher about closing to build air raid shelters,
asking parents to help
Handwriting book from a German school boy
Boy's own comic
Various posters
+ many more being added all the time
Secret items
We also bring along a range of secret items that the pupils have to guess themselves, ranging from bomb parts to domestic home front items.
Our WW2 artefacts list
We bring along the following artefacts in our workshops for pupils to explore independently and we deliberately guide pupils towards reaching their own conclusions before revealing the details of each item. If you would like an up to date list or would like to make a booking enquiry, please click the enquire now button.
AREAS COVERED: Balestra living history provides high quality primary school living history workshops to schools in the North West of England in the following areas: Manchester, Oldham, Wigan, Sefton, Trafford, Rochdale, St Helens, Warrington, Stockport, Bury, Knowsley, Halton, Tameside, Bolton, Liverpool, Salford, Cheshire, Cumbria, Lancashire, Staffordshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Derbyshire
We are also happy to consider travelling further afield for a small mileage surcharge - see here for further details.
ALL IMAGES AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DISPLAYED ON THIS SITE IS THE COPYRIGHT OF BALESTRA SCHOOL SPORT LTD, TRADING AS "BALESTRA LIVING HISTORY" 2011, REG. CO NO. 5903136
ALL IMAGES AND INTELEECTUAL PROPERTY DISPLAYED ON THIS SITE IS THE COPYRIGHT OF BALESTRA SCHOOL SPORT LTD, TRADING AS "BALESTRA LIVING HISTORY" 2011, REG. CO NO. 5903136
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