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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] |
