Sports and recreation
All items allows soldiers to entertainment, sporting equipment and playing cards, the baseball bat or soccer ball.
Official Program, American Football Game, US Army vs. US Navy, London, 1944, Annotated
Rare genuine WWII American football game program, printed on the occasion of an Army vs. Navy game which took place at White City Stadium in London, Britain on November 12, 1944. Quite interestingly, the Army Team was made up of 8th Air Force personnel. Four-page leaflet, in good overall condition. The front cover shows four handwritten names. Format (folded): 5in x 7.8in.
Outfit, Baseball, US Army, Special Services, Wilson
Amazing and rare genuine WWII US Army baseball outfit, manufactured by Wilson for the Special Services. The present off-white wool flannel set is made up of a short-sleeved, round collar jersey featuring six plastic buttons, and a matching pair of trousers with four similar buttons, coming along with a dark blue wool cap. Collar and sleeve edges of the jersey are outlined with blue piping; the chest is adorned with digits 6960 while number 25 adorns the back; a red sun is visible on the upper left shoulder. Complete and homogeneous outfit, in quite good overall condition, retaining all original buttons, tags and labels. Trousers: size 34. Created by the War Department on July 22, 1940, the Special Services were the entertainment branch of the US military.
Packet, Stationery, Camp Cards, 1942
Genuine WWII US serviceman's patriotic stationery packet containing a dozen post cards easy to use, handy to cary dated 1942.
Pads, Shoulder, American Football
Rare genuine WWII American football shoulder pads, intended for being worn under the jersey and made up of four heavy felt pads reinforced with leather pads; Once the player has slipped the assembly over his head, two cords maintain the shoulder pads under the armpits, while two laces located on the front and rear of the breastplate give him the opportunity to adjust the assembly according to his stature. Quite good, worn condition.
Page, Front, Newspaper, The Bakersfield Californian, June 9, 1944, 'Battle Raging For Carentan, Nazi Resistance Increasing'
Rare genuine WWII US newspaper front page, The Bakersfield Californian , June 9, 1944 issue: 'Battle Raging For Carentan; Nazi Resistance Increasing'. Good overall condition; protected by a plastic sheet.
Page, LIFE Magazine, "Save a Life With a Knife"
Great genuine WWII US LIFE magazine page, dealing with the gathering of fighting knives initiated by the 'Save a Life With a Knife' committee for American troops. Excellent overall condition. Dimensions: 10.43in x 14.17in.
Pages, Advertisement, BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL CO., Magazine
Nice set of two genuine WWII US advertisement pages, coming from a magazine and praising the quality of binoculars manufactured by Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. in Rochester, New York. Excellent overall condition. Dimensions: 8.5in x 11,4in.
Pants, American Football
Rare genuine WWII American football pants, made in khaki cloth lined with brown wool and featuring reinforcing pads around the waist and on both thighs. Quite good, worn condition; one half of the leather strap is missing.
Pocket Game, Backgammon, WM. F. DRUEKE & SONS, Complete
Nice genuine WWII US pocket game, backgammon, manufactured by Wm. F. Drueke & Sons in Grand Rapids, Michigan and intended for servicemen. Complete and in very good overall condition. Comes in its original cardboard box; the inscription written on it indicates that the present game was once set to Fort Dix, New Jersey from Junior Red Cross School No. 1 in Haddon Heights.
Pocket Game, CHECK*R*PAK, US Army, Complete
Nice genuine WWII US Check*R*Pak game (checkers), manufactured by Mevi, Inc. and intended for Army servicemen. Complete and in good overall condition. Comes in its original cardboard box.
Pocket Guide to Southern France, 1944
Genuine WWII US Pocket Guide to the Cities of Southern France, dated 1944. Issued to all American servicemen deployed in Southern France.
Pouch, Rubberized Cloth, with V-mail, 4 Forms, Blank
Genuine WWII US rubberized cloth pouch, containing four V-mail forms (blank). In order to standardize, hasten and facilitate the shipping and delivery of the mail written by servicemen deployed overseas, the US Army instituted the V-mail system in 1942. The message would be written on a special form which was then photographed on 16mm film by the theater of operations V-mail processing center. Good overall condition; snap fastener is in working order.
