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ARTIFACT:
Great circa 1900's – 1910's Minneapolis, Minnesota police badge. The center of the nickel-plated nickel badge depicts the Minneapolis City Seal applied to the badge with copper riveted construction and surrounding it reads: "MINNEAPOLIS POLICE 283", nice low number. Early example of this issue type as it originally came with a safety pin type back, which as exchanged during the period of wear to a copper, cotter type post.
VINTAGE:
Circa 1900's – 1910's
SIZE:
Approximately 3-1/8" x 2-1/2"
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Nickle-plated nickel, copper rivets, copper post, black paint
ATTACHMENT:
Cotter type post, pin is missing
MARKINGS:
None.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a police and law enforcement collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. CON-KDB-25-16 LBIEX12/16 SBIEX01/17
CONDITION:
7- (Very Fine-): The badge shows moderate to heavy wear, the reverse shows a period replacement of the finding (pin missing), some of the nickel-plated and black painted details remain intact, overall very fine condition.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
