Badge, Law Enforcement
Object number2016.60.3 a,b
MediumMetal/Silver(?)
Credit LineGift of Stanley Louis Gorski
DescriptionMetal police badge with screw-on disk fastener. Badge is made from silver-tone non-ferrous metal, likely silver. Dull finish. Front of badge is convex. Eagle with wings outstretched at top surmounting a shield with circular relief at center of a crest. Shield is flanked by laurel branches. Banner at bottom. Reverse has threaded post at center.
with screw-on disk fastener.Dimensions(a) Height 2.313, Width 2.188, Depth 0.625;(b) Depth 0.188, Diameter 0.563.
Inscriptions(a) Banner at bottom with impressed text "POLICE".
Historical NotesPart of a collection documenting the Pittsburgh Police that were all collected by the donor Stanley Louis Gorski's father, Stanley Gorski. Stanley Gorski was a Pittsburgh Police Inspector who was on the force from the 1940s through the 1980s.
Related institution
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
Collector
Stanley Gorski
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Keystone Uniform Cap Corporation
