Private Detective & Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920 American Railway Express Detective badge #20663. VINTAGE: Circa 1920. SIZE: About 1-3/4 in width by 2-9/16" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold plated brass with painted details. ATTACHMENT: Vertical kick-pin...

ARTIFACT: This is a cool old "stock" oval badge with the scarce title of "Special Detective". The badge dates from the 1870's - 1880's and is of a type that could have been worn anywhere in the country, even the Old West by a Plainclothes Detective. The...

ARTIFACT: This is a gun holster for an American Railway Express Company policeman. The holster is a nice mellow brown and has a decorative chain border design. VINTAGE: Circa 1910s. SIZE: 10" in height or 4-1/2" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1980s sergeant badge for the Baltimore (Maryland) Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation, a private detective agency. VINTAGE: Circa 1980s. SIZE: Approximately 3-1/8" in height and 2-1/4" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is an old brass sign from the National Detective System. The sign is shield-shaped and warned the reader that the property to which the sign is affixed was protected by the National Detective System. VINTAGE: Circa 1910s-1920s...

ARTIFACT: This is an odd detective badge for Saugus County ADP from World War I or possibly earlier. The badge shows a sunset and has an interesting dotted border and decorative dashes. VINTAGE: Circa World War I or possibly earlier. SIZE: 2-1/4"...

ARTIFACT: This is a badge for a Private Operative at the United States School of Fingerprints. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: 1-13/16" height and 1-5/8" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel-plated brass with painted lettering...

ARTIFACT: This is a great 1900s ATL Detective badge. VINTAGE: Circa early 1900s. SIZE: 1-1/2 wide by 1-3/4" high. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Silver-plated brass with black pained lettering. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal pin with a "c" catch...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910 private investigator badge. It shows an eagle at top with a five-pointed star at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1910. SIZE: 2-1/16" height and 1-1/4" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel-plated brass with painted...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 Pinkerton's United States Detective Agency six-point star detective badge along with period paperwork, including a Certificate of Membership and a letter of certification for one Charles H. McIlvain.This badge was not...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1880s-1890s New York State licensed detective badge made of nickel. The badge shows the version of the state's seal that New York used through 1883, but badges themselves were still made with the older seal for at least a decade...

ARTIFACT: This is a Northwestern Detective Agency badge in a six-pointed star design with ball tips and a nice maker's mark. VINTAGE: Circa 1910s. SIZE: 2-1/16" height and 1-13/16" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel-plated brass with...