Jacket

Object number2007.178.52

Date1970-1985

Mediummetal; cotton

Credit LineGift of Joe Davis

DescriptionNavy blue cotton, long sleeve jacket or coat. Two breast pockets with blue plastic buttons. Silver badge on proper left breast; gold metal engraved name tag, rectangular, on proper right breast. Gold metal zipper in front. Silver metal zipper inside collar. Badge: engraved with position with embossed image of eagle at top and scale with lion in center. Shoulder chevrons buttoned at neck with gold metal button, engraved with organization name with seal. Dimensions21.5 x 26 in. (54.6 x 66 cm)
InscriptionsGold metal engraved name tag, rectangular, on proper right breast, "A. SMITH".

Badge: engraved, "SECURITY / OFFICER".

Shoulder chevrons buttoned at neck with gold metal button, engraved with, "PITTSBURGH / POLICE [with seal]".
MarksMulticolored embroidered tag inside, proper left: "Mr. 2 PLY" superimposed over image of man.

White tag in collar.
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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