JERSEY MARSHALS - PART III

 

Okay, here is another segment on my New Jersey Marshal's collection. In this third installment I have five badges.

My first badge above is from the community of Little Ferry. It is close to New York City, but in Jersey's Bergen county. This is a small town with a population around ten thousand. In the day time a good number of the residents are in "The City" working, and back home at night for "lights out." This badge is from early 1900's and is my favorite design. There is a small State Seal in the middle, and a number box at the bottom showing the digits 48.

Tenafly is the town from from which two of my marshal badges originated. They are also located in Bergen County and is considered one of the better places to live in New Jersey. research reveals the Borough of Tenafly was originally settled by the Dutch (just like NYC). They gave it the name Ten Swamps which is said in their language Tiene Vly. This badge is numbered "232" on a panel located on the bottom. It also has a State Seal at center point, but this one is a little larger then the first.

The third community in this presentation is Totowa. It is formally a Borough that came in to existence in the late 1800's, and is located in Passaic County. Although this is a different county it too is relatively close to NYC. The Lenni Lanape Indians, who were the original landlords here, called it  falling waters because if its' close proximity to Paterson Falls. The Indians have moved further upstream, and the area is now populated by roughly ten-thousand of us civilized folk. The badge dates back to early 1900's and is that traditional design, however note the State Seal is a little bigger on this one. It has the number "34" in the open box on the bottom.

Lastly, but not least, is from the Borough of North Plainfield. This is in the Watchung Mountain area of  Somerset County. This is a nice area, with good transportation to Newark or NYC. This is a large community with twenty-thousand people living  here. At center on this badge is another State Seal. Check close and you will see it is the largest of the five badges pictured above.

All of these items are in nice shape and are genuine antiques. The word "Marshal" is, to the best of my knowledge, not used anymore with local enforcement agencies. To me this makes them interesting and very collectible. I am always looking for one more plus information on marshals in general in New Jersey.

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