Object Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
1599-1 |
Object Name |
Badge, Law Enforcement |
Collection |
HISTORY |
Date |
1880-1920 |
Year Range from |
1880 |
Year Range to |
1920 |
Description |
metal nickel plate? 6-pointed star imprinted on front: POLICE/15/OSHKOSH missing pin fastener OBJECT DATE:circa 1880-1920 REMARKS:May have been used/worn by donor, William Kieckhafer, Oshkosh policeman from 1912 until 1944{this badge was donated in 1934 USED NOTE:Possibly used by Kieckhafer, see Remarks field OBJECT DATE AUTHORITY:Independent collector/researcher Mike Halasi, star badges predate shield badges, used/made from circa 1880-1920 USED EARLY DATE:1912 DATE EARLY DATE:12/2000 USED LATE DATE:1934 DATE LATE DATE:12/2000 |
Made |
C. F. Kleinsteuber |
People |
Kieckhafer, William |
Search Terms |
Oshkosh Police Department |
Subjects |
star |
Used |
William Kieckhafer/police department/Oshkosh, WI |