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# LAST NAME FIRST SOURCE REASON
HAPPY NEW YEAR
2025
Another year is behind us (I can't see the first in the rear view mirrors), and another ahead (even with my coke bottle glasses).
I wish everyone a Happy New Year, and I will do my best to keep this blog alive (along with my old bones).
I will also be celebrating my 26th year of retirement. That is a milestone I never thought I would see. Well damn I am now thinking of the next 25 years.
2024 HAS COME AND GONE
It's time to give a Moment or Two to Remember Friends who have passed on. One way or another, they are still with us.
It has been a few years since one of my Badge Collector Friends answered His Last Call. His grand-daughter drew the picture below. I have published it before, and continue to think it is a nice gesture, so here it is once again.
In addition to this Officer, there are Others who have passed away. They leave Us, and their FAMILIES Behind.
They will always be Remembered.
Somehow I got lucky and obtained three of these badges for my display. They are the smallest trinkets in the collection. They measures 2.25" by 1.00".
There is a single panel and a ring on the face of each badge, with recessed letters. The enamel fill is still in varying shape with the very visible words: DEPUTY SHERIFF, PASSAIC CO, NJ.
At Center Point are the Seals of the State of New Jersey. The seals have the gold tone plating on two of the badges indicating their age (1930-50) The third badge (top picture) is newer having the name of the State in a blue enamel ring. I estimate that rare piece to date back to early 1950's. It has been one of my collection for about thirty years.
They fine Badges are under glass with their brothers in this Special Deputy Collection. It hangs on the wall in my Den. I am very glad to have it.
This Badge has been in my hands probably 20 years or more. It's a beauty, but that is about as far as it gets. The shield is unauthorized by NPD.
It apparently was made or ordered by an officer who also had an interest in the Badge Collecting Hobby. I have no idea how many of these Badges he had created or what their distribution was.
It is in a display of mine that I call "UNIQUE BADGES." I put shields in this display that I am not positive about belonging with legitimate NPD shields. It, like its' mates, is nice to look at, but sadly is a Fake.
Enjoy looking at it, and don't buy a similar one.
This is a named badge and is so marked: Albert Sands Jr. It measures 1.00" by 0.75".
I estimate this historical piece to date back to the 1950's. The "Blue" behind the State Seal is an indicator of this badge's age.
There are two panels on the face of this badge, with recessed letters. The enamel fill is still in good shape. The panels are above and below the large ring with the words: DEPUTY SHERIFF, WARREN CO. The panels show the "name," and the abbreviation of the State or "N.J.".
I could find "No History" on Albert Jr, however it appears he comes from a prominent family in Phillipsburg N.J. His father however was a very successful business man owning a Textile Factory, restaurants and even a Bank - a far cry from Law Enforcement.
Despite its' age this badge is in decent (good) condition. It is under glass, in a nice oak display case, with the other members of my Special Deputy Collection. Of course I am very glad to have it.
Cop to perp: “Did you kill this man?”
Perp: “No, he died of natural causes.”
Cop: “He was shot!”
Perp: “Right — a bullet killed him. Bullets are made of lead, which comes from the ground. The ground is part of nature. So, he died of natural causes. Sheesh, I thought you were the cop here.”
