Police & Law Enforcement Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is a great 1890s badge from the North American Detective Bureau (NADB). It is a five-point star and has nice decorative detailing on each arm. VINTAGE: Circa 1890s. SIZE: About 2" in height and 2-1/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1870s San Francisco, California Detective Bureau shield badge found during excavation work. The badge reads S.F. DETECTIVE BUREAU 30. VINTAGE: Circa 1870s. SIZE: 2-1/2" height and 1-3/4" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a great old circa 1900 detective badge from the National Detective Correspondence School (N.D.C.S.) of Chicago, Illinois. The badge is a five-pointed star that is numbered 532 at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: About...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1970s United States Customs Service patch. It is embroidered on twill. VINTAGE: Circa 1970s. SIZE: Approximately 3-3/16"x 3" CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Twill embroidered in cotton/polyester threads, mesh backing. ATTACHMENT: None...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950 patch for the Saco, Maine Police Department. The patch is in bright orange twill and is embroidered with the state seal. VINTAGE: Circa 1950. SIZE: Approximately 3-9/16" in height and 3-1/8" in width...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950 patch for the South Portland, Maine Police Department. The patch is crest-shaped in mustard yellow twill. VINTAGE: Circa 1950. SIZE: Approximately 4-3/4" in height and 3-3/4" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1970s-1980s collar insignia for the Massachusetts State Police. The insignia reads MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE and shows the Commonwealth of Massachusetts seal at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1970s-1980s. SIZE: 7/8" diameter...

ARTIFACT: This is a SHAPE Officer's patch and membership card from 1968. VINTAGE: Circa 1968. SIZE: Patch: about 2-1/16 in width by 3-1/2" in height; Card: about 3-3/4" in width by 2-9/16" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Patch is...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1964 attended lapel pin for the 10th annual convention of the National Conference of Police Associations (N.C.P.A.), sponsored by the Chicago Patrolman's Association. Begun in 1954, this group is now the International Union of Police...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1960s member lapel pin for the Newark, New Jersey Police Department "Bronze Shield" Association. Established in 1959, the "Bronze Shields", as they are now known, is an African American association within the...

ARTIFACT: This is a California Association of Highway Patrolmen Delegate badge from before there was a California Highway Patrol. The badge is from a gathering in San Francisco on January 9, 10, 11, 1923 and named to Henry J Wessel of Marin County...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1910s-1920s Salt Lake City, Utah Police Mutual Aid Association (PMAA) lapel pin in sterling silver and gold. The PMAA was started in 1911 to provide support to officers and their families. The pin shows a star at center and reads SALT...