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Police Museum (Toyoma)
Police museums display Police memorabilia collecting, police memorabilia related to a local police department or the history of law enforcement or emergency services in an area. {{TOC right CanadaOntario Provincial Police Museum, Canada* RCMP Heritage Centre, Regina, Saskatchewan * Rotary Museum of Police and Corrections, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan * Vancouver Police Museum * Winnipeg Police Museum United Kingdom * Bow Street Police Museum Glasgow Police Museum Scotland (entry free) * Hampshire Police and Fire Heritage Trust, housed in the Solent Sky, Solent Sky Museum * Kent Police Museum, Chatham, Kent, England * Metropolitan Police Museum, London * National Emergency Services Museum in Sheffield, England * Thames Valley Police Museum * West Midlands Police Museum, Birmingham, England * The Museum of Policing in Devon & Cornwall, Devon, Englan United States * Alaska State Troopers Museum * The Greater Cincinnati Police Historical Society Museum * Cleveland Police Historical Soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Memorabilia Collecting
Police memorabilia collecting is a hobby involving the collection and trading of law enforcement-related items such as patches, badges, uniforms, equipment, hats, helmets, training manuals, medals, and decommissioned or restored police cars.In the United States, the distinction is that patches are embroidered insignia, whereas badges are metallic or plastic items affixed to a uniform Memorabilia generally focuses on collecting historical artifacts such as turn-of-the-century screw-based handcuffs, though it can also include collecting modern items, typically those that have been decommissioned. Public collection In the United States, many laws have been enacted which control possession of law enforcement insignia for security purposes, and this has impacted civilian collecting because they do not want the patches to be given to anyone other than law enforcement officers. In addition to this, patch reproductions have also become a problem amongst collectors, and most serious his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City Police Museum
The New York City Police Museum (NYCPM) is a museum that has featured the history and contributions of the New York City Police Department since its establishment in 1845. The museum was located in Lower Manhattan in New York City, near Wall Street and the South Street Seaport prior to losing its home due to Hurricane Sandy. While one of the museum's primary focuses is a memorial to the September 11 attacks, the museum contains a wide range of information on the history of the NYPD. It also allows visitors to simulate a police firefight, and judges whether or not the shooting was correct, allowing civilians to have some understanding of situations that police face. Planning On February 16, 1998, plans for a police museum were unveiled when then- Police Commissioner Howard Safir and the Alliance for Downtown New York (the local Business improvement district) made $5 million available for the museum in return for a new police substation in Lower Manhattan. Funding for the museum w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire Museum
Fire museums, also known as firefighting museums are prevalent throughout the world. Australia *The Old Perth Fire Station in Perth houses the Fire Safety Education Centre and Museum since 1985. *The Eastern Hill Fire Station, Fire Services Museum of Victoria is in Melbourne. *The Penrith Museum of Fire is located in Sydney. Canada * Canadian Fire Fighters Museum – Port Hope, Ontario. * Fire Fighters Museum (Winnipeg, Manitoba), Fire Fighters Museum – Winnipeg, Manitoba * Regional Firefighters Interpretation Center – Nova Scotia. * Firefighters' Museum of Nova Scotia - Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. China The Fire Services Museum, Macau, Fire Services Museum in Macau opened in 1999. Estonia The Estonian Firefighting Museum in Tallinn was established in 1974. Ireland The Dublin Fire Brigade#Training centre and museum, Dublin Fire Brigade has a museum in the O'Brien Institute Japan The Yotsuya firefighting station in Shinjuku, Shinjuku City houses an extensive museum spread o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
