- 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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