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Object name(s):
truncheon
Brief description:
Truncheon; long; wooden; painted black with V.R, a crown and the Bradford boar's head crest and 1868 in gilt and colours; handle is pierced
Collection:
Bradford District Museums and Galleries
Acquisition method:
gift
Associated place:
UK
Place type system:
Country
Associated place:
Bradford
Associated place:
West Yorks
Condition:
fair, black paint rubbing off
Dimension:
17.5ins long approx
Dimension measured part:
size
Dimension:
width
Dimension measurement unit:
cm
Dimension:
depth
Dimension measurement unit:
cm
Inscription content:
1868 & crown & Bradford coat of arms
Material:
wood
Object history note:
Truncheon from the Bradford Police dated 1868.
Object name:
truncheon
Object number:
1/1921
Other number:
shic:1.3500
Other number type:
SHIC

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/738c76f4-a3b3-3292-9231-f49927e9fad1

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/738c76f4-a3b3-3292-9231-f49927e9fad1, Bradford District Museums and Galleries, CC BY-NC

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