MASSACHUSETTS Police & Related Agencies Badges

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 City of Boston Special Police badge #1565. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: About 2-1/4" in width by 2-1/2" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel with black painted lettering. ATTACHMENT: Vertical one piece safety-type...

ARTIFACT: This is an old badge for a Boston Assistant Registrar of Voters for the Board of Election Commissioners. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: About 1-3/8" in width by 1-3/4" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel-plated brass with black painted...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II City of Boston Police Department (Division 11) Air Raid Warden badge #255. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: About 1-3/4" in width by 2-1/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel plated brass with black painted details...

ARTIFACT: This is an early Boston Housing Authority badge #292. VINTAGE: Circa 1910s-20s? SIZE: About 1-1/2" in width by 2-5/16" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel-plated brass with black painted details. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin with a...

ARTIFACT: This is an 1880s Boston Special Police badge #1593. VINTAGE: Circa 1880s. SIZE: About 2-5/16" in width by 1-9/16" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel-plated brass with black painted details. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal one piece...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1940s-1950s Boston Police badge numbered 5020. VINTAGE: Circa 1940s-1950s. SIZE: About 2-1/4" in width by 3" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel-plated brass. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin with a "drop-in" locking catch...

ARTIFACT: WWII Boston, Massachusetts Air Raid Warden badge. The shield shaped badge reads: "WARDEN AIR RAID POLICE DEPT. CITY OF BOSTON" and is numbered "3428" in the center. VINTAGE: Circa WWII SIZE: Approximately 2 1/8" x 1 " CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II Air Raid Warden badge from Dedham, Massachusetts. The badge is numbered 517. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-5/8" in height and 1-1/2" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel-plated brass...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II Boston Police Special Patrolman badge #6486. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: About 1-1/8" in width by 2-11/16" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel-plated brass with painted accents. ATTACHMENT: Vertical one...

ARTIFACT: This is a mint 1930s Manchester (also known as Manchester-by-the Sea), Massachusetts Park Police badge. The large badge has a raised seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately 2-15/16"...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II City of Boston Police Department Air Raid Warden badge #2407. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: About 1-3/4" in width by 2-1/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome plated nickel with painted accents...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1950s Special Police badge from Lexington, Massachusetts. The badge is in a shirt size meant for summer wear. The badge has a raised medallion at its center showing the town's seal. Around the seal are the words WHAT A...