Jacket

Object number2007.178.57 a-c

Manufacturer Blauer Manufacturing Company

Date1970-1985

OriginBoston, MA

Mediumvinyl; metal; cotton

Credit LineGift of Joe Davis

DescriptionJacket with a removable vinyl-lined jacket and vest liner. Vest liner is attached to main jacket, which is attached to vinyl-lined jacket, all via zipper. Long sleeve navy blue vinyl jacket. Proper left breast: circular patch, embroidered with organizational information with central police seal; set above pocket. Proper right Pittsburgh Police embroidered patch; set above pocket. Chevrons with gold metal buttons with Pittsburgh city seal. Metal zipper down front and 10-inch slits. In hem of proper left pocket and in collar: white size tag.. Thin vinyl vest liner. Navy blue. Vinyl-lined jacket. Breast pocket, proper left. Maker label in collar has embroidered maker and product information with smaller tag featuring care instructions.Dimensions(a) Width: 24.5 ; Length: 29
(b) measurements approximately match (c), perhaps slightly smaller
(c) W: 23.75; L: 25

Inscriptions(a)
Proper left breast: circular patch, embroidered, "Pittsburgh Housing Authority / Police / [in center, police seal]"; set above pocket.

Proper right Pittsburgh Police embroidered patch; set above pocket.

Chevrons with gold metal buttons with Pittsburgh city seal.
Marks(a)
In hem of proper left pocket and in collar: white tag, "52R".

(c)
Label in collar, embroidered, "Tufnyl / by BLAUER / Manufacturing Company / BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS / WEATHER RESISTANT"; smaller tag, "DRY CLEAN / ONLY".
Historical NotesArnold Herbert Smith was a Pittsburgh police officer before spending twelve years with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Police Force. Arnold Herbert Smith, Sr., was born on October 11, 1923, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Schenley High School in 1942, and quickly enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving in the Pacific Theater. Three years later he married Mattie Lesesne; four children were born to this marriage. Years after his divorce to Mattie, he married Estella Pennington, with whom he had one son. Smith worked as a steelworker before joining the Pittsburgh Police Force in 1974; he eventually worked for the Housing Authority before retiring in 1986. Smith was also active in organizations, being a 32nd Degree Mason, a Shriner, and a member of both the Veterans of Foreign Affairs and the Fraternal Order of Police. He died September 19, 1999.

Previous owner Arnold Herbert Smith Sr. (1923 - 1999)

Related institution Pittsburgh Bureau of Police

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