A Lifesaving Racket

A BIT OF HISTORY Random Stuff From Annette's Collection: A Joyful Noisemaker With A Very Frightening Past

Meet My Noisy Pal

An Air Raid Warden’s rattle, stamped 1939. It still works. Image: Annette Laing, 2022

When you entertain schoolkids with history, as I do (unlikely though that seems), props are a must, and props that can be handled carelessly by kids and teens are even better. That’s how, years ago, I found myself searching antique shops in the UK and e…