Unexploded Bomb sign : Air Raid Precautions (ARP) Sydney

Accession Number RELAWM29031
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Heraldry
Physical description Galvanized iron, Paint
Maker Unknown
Place made Australia: New South Wales, Sydney
Date made 1941-1944
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

Rectangular tin sign with protective green coating on reverse. Painted white on front with wording in red paint 'UNEXPLODED / BOMB / NO ENTRY'. Two screw holes have been drilled though the top border of the sign, which has been bent over.

History / Summary

Sign typical of the those used by State Emergency Services responsible for Air Raid Precautions during the Second World War. This sign was donated in 1946 by the ARP Headquarters in Sydney.