Original WWII British A.R.P. Air Raid Precautions Whistle by J. Hudson & Co, Birmingham boer or seeking authentic accessories for

or seeking authentic accessories for a medical reenactment

Victory Medal with a Long Service Good Conduct Medal awarded to T/WO2 9226 Albert E Pickett MM

The RL 40 headstamp identifies its pre-World War II British manufacture

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Original WWII British A.R.P. Air Raid Precautions Whistle by J. Hudson & Co, Birmingham boer or seeking authentic accessories forAn original Second World War British Air Raid Precautions (A. R. P.) whistle, manufactured by the renowned J. Hudson & Co., Barr Street, Hockley, Birmingham, makers of the famous ACME whistles and official suppliers to the British Government and Civil Defence organisations. J. Hudson & Co. received one of the first large contracts for ARP whistles in 1938, with hundreds of thousands issued to wardens, police and other civil defence personnel during