Police & Fire Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is a great old circa 1900 "Protected By" notice sign from the Taylor National Detective Agency Protective Service of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The sign is in painted brass and notes that the General Superintendent's name at the time was...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1890s detective six-point star badge for the Standard Detective Agency Secret Service (SDASS) of Chicago, Illinois. Established in 1890, SDASS was a full-service company that offered investigation of missing persons, shadowing...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 National Detective Bureau badge. The badge is in lead-backed nickel and is shield-shaped. It has a classic engraved "all-seeing eye" at the top and a decorative detail at bottom. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 Brooks Detective Agency Inc. badge, numbered 649. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: 2-9/16" height and 1-7/8" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated brass with painted lettering. ATTACHMENT: Vertical kick pin with...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 Detective badge, possibly from the Lincoln Park Benevolent Horsemen's Association. It is also possibly the Loyal Protective & Benevolent Horsemen's Association. It could be from a Horse Thief Detective Association as...

ARTIFACT: This is THE Chief' badge of "America's Sherlock Holmes": William J. Burns, of his agency: the William J. Burns Detective Agency. Burns became a national figure between working for the Secret Service, the Bureau of Investigation, heading up...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 private detective badge from the United Detective Association (UDA) of Toledo, Ohio. The badge is shield-shaped and has an engraved all-seeing eye at the top. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: Approximately 1-5/8" in height and...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1980s Blue Knights International Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club patch. The patch is fully embroidered and shows a knight riding a motorcycle across the globe at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1980s. SIZE: Approximately 2-15/16" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1980s Harvard University (Boston, Massachusetts) Police patch. The patch is embroidered upon black twill and shows the school's coat of arms at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1980s. SIZE: Approximately 4-13/16" in height and...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1980's Department of Justice United States Marshal patch. It is fully embroidered. VINTAGE: Circa 1980's. SIZE: Approximately 3-15/16" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Fully embroidered in cotton/polyester threads...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1980's Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) patch. It is embroidered on twill. VINTAGE: Circa 1980's. SIZE: Approximately 3-1/2" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Twill embroidered in...

ARTIFACT: 1970's Department of Defense police shoulder patch. The dark blue twill embroidered patch reads: "DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICE" and is backed with treated gauze. VINTAGE: Circa 1970's SIZE: Approximately 4" in length x 2" in height...