Police & Law Enforcement Artifacts & Collectibles

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...

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 /...