BADGE COLLECTOR: A NEWARK MEMORY

Friday, June 18, 2010

A NEWARK MEMORY

One of my major interests in collecting Law Enforcement memorabilia is things from my hometown - Newark, NJ

The above is a picture of an old poster that was lightly distributed to select viewers after the riots. One should recognize "Dorothy" at the top. In small print it reads: "Spelling Out the Problem." Then at the bottom, as big and ragged as possible, is: "NEWARK."

The picture takes me back 40+ years. Maybe someone else will enjoy looking at it here.

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ORIGIN OF MY COLLECTION

1967 was the year of the Newark Riots. My Dad was a Newark Detective near the end of his career; and I was just beginning a career as a Probation Officer. Shortly after the riots my Dad gave me a couple of badges he acquired over the years. They sat around in a desk drawer for a couple of years. Eventually I put them on a shelf - never knowing that this was the beginning of my collection. My father died in 1974 leaving me his retirement detective shield. The word "Retired" had been put in the number panel. He didn't like that and knocked it off. He had the original number put back, but this was absolutely "no work of art." None the less I am proud to have it. It stands today "under glass" in my den along with other items from Newark and other NJ communities. I have been "The" Badge Collector ever since (50+ years).

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