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A fine old,
ornate badge, #1, from Franklin park, Illinois included the copper
number applied, typical of the Chicago area.
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This is reportedly a first-issue
badge from Elgin, Illinois, circa 1895. The construction of the
badge is consistent with a badge dating to that period. Note the
crooked applied numbers. |
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A very strange title on this
badge. Something you might see on a fire badge. It is
probable that this was some type of "Patrol Driver" type rank.
Maybe the "1st Engine" was a motorized patrol wagon? |
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A ball-tipped
6 pt star, with applied copper number in center, Elgin, Illinois.
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One of the first few badges in my collection, found in an
antique shop in Elgin about 1970, this Elgin badge is probably ciirca
1940s and post-dating the above styles. |
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The Elgin Constable's badge is a mystery, containing the
initials "LHS". Possibly the Constables personal
initials though there is a "Larkin High School" in Elgin but
the history of Larkin doesn't date back to the era this badge is
probably from. |
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Like most
northern Illinois departments in the early 1900s, Rockford wore a
pie plate but with a custom city seal |
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Another
Rockford, Illinois badge, this one an e/t shield and applied copper
numbers. This badge would post-date the pie plate issue
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An old eagle
top with applied numbers in the center from Macomb, Illinois. Circa
1920s
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A six point
flat, or tin, star from Lebanon, Illinois |
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Another six
point flat star, Batavia Illinois. Note the "S" in the
Illinois abbreviation, a common way that the locals abbreviated the
state in the early 1900's.
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A six point
ball tipped star from Capone's hometown. In place of an applied seal,
Cicero police opted for a stamped number.
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An old River
Forest, Illinois tin star with applied copper numbers. This badge, while
of the "flat" type, cannot be considered as such because of
the applied numbers.
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Another old
River Forest, Illinois tin star differing slightly from the above. Note
the stamped arms
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