United States. A Civil Defense (CD) Kit
Includes: Auxiliary Policeman Side Cap (in khaki cotton, with fold down flaps on either side, two rising peaks forming a valley between the two panels, Auxiliary Policeman insignia in metal with red, white and blue paint pinned in place on the left side, the inside lined in a gold-coloured rayon, 32 mm wide leather sweatband with a "7 1/4" size marker affixed on the left side, measuring 280 mm (w) x 115 mm (h), lightly soiled); Air Raid Warden Armband (in white cotton, with a red, white and blue embroidered Air Raid Warden insignia sewn in place on the front, a large black safety pin securing the two ends in place on the back, measuring 185 mm (w) x 110 mm (h), soiled); Air Raid Warden Lapel Pin (in bronze gilt with red, white and blue enamels, maker marked "ROBBINS CO ATTLEBORO" on the reverse, measuring 13 mm in diameter, screwback); Pennsylvania Civil Defense Emergency Medical Tags Booklet (containing twenty tags, each tag in a thick paper stock, with a carbon copy insert, and two additional pages, one in light yellow, the other in white, each is serial numbered, with reinforced eyelets and a string attached, measuring 95 mm (w) x 180 mm (h) x 10 mm (d)); Office of Civil Defense Air Raid Wardens Handbook (printed in black ink, cover in a light brown paper stock, containing 64 pages on a white paper stock, dual staple-bound, measuring 113 mm (w) x 190 mm (h)); Office of Civil Defense Auxiliary Police Handbook (printed in black ink, cover in a light brown paper stock, containing 64 pages on a white paper stock, dual staple-bound, measuring 113 mm (w) x 190 mm (h)); Civil Defense Index - Steam Division, Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company Booklet (with instructions on what to do when attacked and how to treat various injuries, cover printed in red and blue inks, containing 32 pages in staggered sizes printed in black ink, dual staple-bound, measuring 80 mm (w) x 114 mm (h)); Whistle (in brass, with wooden pea, marked "REGULATION / U.S. ARMY / SOLID BRASS" on the front panel, measuring 20 mm (w) x 55 mm (h) x 25 mm (d), large suspension ring, attached to a full-length neck cord in strands of red, white and blue nylon, with length adjustment knot); Wearever Lead Pencil Pen (in plastic and metal, lead pencil writing insert, marked "WEAREVER" on the pocket clip, measuring 8 mm (w) x 140 mm (h)); Flashlight (in aluminum, with an Army green finish, functional, maker marked with the "RAY-O-VAC" insignia, glass lens on the screw cap, sliding on/off switch on the body, marked "MADE IN U.S.A." and "PAT. No. 1.774.722" on the switch plate, two modern batteries inside, measuring 52 mm (w) x 190 mm (h)); Tourniquet Package (label inscribed in black ink "1 TOURNIQUET / Braided Line / SPANISH WINDLASS TYPE / Stock No. 2-1303 / GUYOT BROS. CO., INC. / Attleboro, Mass." affixed to the kraft packaging, measuring 45 mm (w) x 140 mm (h)); the items contained in a Shoulder Bag (green canvas exterior, printed in red, white and blue inks with the Civil Defense insignia on the front panel, with a brown leather interior, named in handwritten ink to "Donald H. Osborne, Bellefonte, Pa." and "L.C. Lush, along with being embossed stamped with the manufacturer's mark on the underside of the flap, with shoulder strap, measuring 200 mm (w) x 250 mm (h) x 50 mm (d)). Very fine.

