Nightstick
Object number96.62.5
Datec. 1942
Mediumwood, leather
Credit LineGift of Ellen Edgecombe
DescriptionCivil Defense Air-Raid Warden nightstick or billy club.Dimensions29.375 in. (74.6 cm)Historical NotesBilly club used by Milton "Bookie" Brown, who served as a Civil Defense Air-Raid Warden during World War II.Label TextSet includes a hat, whistle, armband, and nightstick all worn or carried by Milton “Bookie” Brown who served as a Civil Defense Air-Raid Warden during World War II. Diary entries, located in the Historical Society’s Library and Archives, document how he and his wife Pauline Thornton Brown, both graduates of Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa, struggled like so many other young married couples of the early thirties to find jobs and establish their first home.
Related institution
Civil Defense Corps
Previous owner
Milton Brown
Terms
On View
On view
1939-1945
1872
