Pin, Law Enforcement

Object number2011.135.14

Date1955-1989

MediumMetal, gold, enamel

Credit LineGift of Joseph Modispacher

DescriptionThin, wide, gold pin with black and white enamel. Has an art deco angled line design around the edge with a black cross inscribed in a white diamond in the center. A white triangle is in the center of the cross with a number in the center.Dimensions0.125 x 0.375 x 1.687 in. (0.3 x 1 x 4.3 cm)
InscriptionsA white triangle is in the center of the cross with "32" in the center.
Historical NotesPart of a collection donated by Joseph Modispacher, who was the first polygraph examiner to work for the Pittsburgh Police. Before 1966, the Pittsburgh Police had used the county examiner, but in that year they decided to train their own polygraph examiner. Joseph Modispacher was a detective in the Pittsburgh Police force, he has started out as a cop in 1954 and retired around 1988. He was sent to Chicago to complete a course in polygraph examining and was the sole examiner until 1976, when two other detectives also went through the training. After he retired he continued to conduct examinations for attorneys and private clients.

Related institution Pittsburgh Bureau of Police

Previous owner Joseph E. Modispacher

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