Great ca 1900 Yoakum TX Special Police Ball Tip 5 Point Star Badge

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  • Great ca 1900 Yoakum TX Special Police Ball Tip 5 Point Star Badge
  • Great ca 1900 Yoakum TX Special Police Ball Tip 5 Point Star Badge
  • Great ca 1900 Yoakum TX Special Police Ball Tip 5 Point Star Badge
  • Great ca 1900 Yoakum TX Special Police Ball Tip 5 Point Star Badge
  • Great ca 1900 Yoakum TX Special Police Ball Tip 5 Point Star Badge
  • Great ca 1900 Yoakum TX Special Police Ball Tip 5 Point Star Badge
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ARTIFACT:

This is a Great circa 1900 Yoakum Texas Special Police Ball Tip 5 Point Star Badge. 

This is a C.T. Clifford Taylor Wallis Texas & Railroad Lawman Badge Collection. 1894 - 1980
Possibly Worn by Wallis in the Early 1920's for Local or Railroad Police work.

Clifford Taylor, C.T., or Taylor Wallis, was born in Westhoff, Texas in 189Not much is known about his early life, he shows up as having been a Sailor in the US Navy during WWI, 1918-191By 1930 Wallis shows up in the US Census as a Special Officer with Southern Pacific Railroad. We can assume he did some Law Enforcement moving around South-Central Texas before that time, based on some of the badges that came together from one of his descendants. 

The high point of his career appears to be when, in 1949, Wallis was appointed Superintendent of Special Service of the MKT RR Missouri Kansas Texas RR, aka the KATY Lines. This collection came with his, very small, Shield Type (ca 1940-57) Texas Ranger Badge with his MKT Rank on it, in its original carry wallet. 

Wallis passed away in 1980, and this collection of his badges, along with a "Ma Ferguson" era Texas Ranger badge (keeping that one in my Texas Ranger Collection) came from a descendant of his in 2022 and they are being offered individually here for the first time in October 2023.

VINTAGE:

Circa 1900.

SIZE:

Approximately 2-1/4" in height x 2-1/4" in width.

CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS:

Nickel plated nickel with painted lettering.

ATTACHMENT:

Vertical kick pin with tongue-type 'C' catch.

MARKINGS:

N/A.

ITEM NOTES:

This is from a police and law enforcement collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. MCEJX22 LACGEX10/25/23

CONDITION:

8 (Excellent-): The badge front is in great condition, and slightly tarnished all over the back. Overall, it is in excellent condition.

GUARANTEE:

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.

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