Badge, Law Enforcement
Object number2011.73.2 a,b
MediumMetal, paint
Credit LineGift of Bruce Williamson
DescriptionPolice badge mounted on white silk-covered cardboard backing. Screw-on back attached to badge. Badge depicts an eagle with outstretched wings perched on two crossed clubs above a shield surrounded by a laurel garland. In the center of the shield is an insignia that depicts two horses on either side of a shield on which an eagle is perched.Dimensionsa) L: 2.25" W: 2.50"b) L: 3.75" W: 2.75"
Inscriptions(a)
Below the insignia reads: "VIRTUE LIBERTY AND INDEPENDENCE".
In a banner below the shield reads "POLICE".
Historical NotesPolice badge.
Previous owner
C. Doyle Steele
(died 1999)
On View
Not on view
1960-1992
Westinghouse Learning Corporation
V.H. Blackinton and Company, Inc.
V.H. Blackinton and Company, Inc.
Henry Smith and Sons