An assortment of mid-20th century collectibles and ephemera. The collection includes a pair of Chinon 8×30 binoculars housed in a fitted brown leather carrying case. A significant portion of the lot consists of paper ephemera, featuring a notable handwritten inscription dated 28th October 1942. The letter is addressed to Jennie from Jim, a driver with the Royal Army Service Corps, Middle East Force (T/225090 Dvr: J. Rowland, 20. B.S.D. R.A.S.C. M.E.F.), and describes leave in Jerusalem, Palestine. This is accompanied by several black and white photographs, including a large group portrait and formal wedding shots.
The lot further contains a Revised 6th Edition of the Tellway Street Directory for the City of Leeds, priced at 2/6, and a stack of driving school and garage pamphlets for Minsthorpe Garage Ltd of South Elmsall. Decorative and utility items include a black lacquered box decorated with an oriental landscape scene, a small silver-toned trophy cup, a Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 whiskey tin, a Wills’s Gold Flake tobacco tin, and a wooden cigar box marked Lounge. Also present is a box of Empire Dominoes and a black box featuring red guardsmen silhouettes and a brass plaque inscribed CHEER UP THINGS MIGHT BE WORSE. The collection is presented in a rectangular wicker basket.
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