NORWOOD MARSHALL

Norwood is a small community in Southern Bergen County in NJ. I never heard of it, although I lived relatively close to it most of my adult life. I learned of it by collecting these NJ Marshal badges. 

This doesn't look all that impressive. The major issue is the enamel in the recessed letters. That condition gives a hint as to age, and I am leaving it in its present state.

The design is a little different than what I am use to seeing when hearing "Eagle on Top." This one is very nice with a good "lift" in the wings. That "lift" creates an open space just underneath the full wing. The bird sits on a circle that has a nice ornate touch on outside perimeter.

At the bottom there is a nice appendage that floats a small oval panel. This one carries number 21. There is a larger panel on top of the circle that reads "MARSHAL"

The circle carries the name "Norwood" and my State spelled out in full. At dead center is the Jersey State Seal. That makes it authentic, official, and old.

Having never heard of the town I did some checking on line and learned that it was very close to the George Washington Bridge, and Manhattan in N.Y.  The Bridge has been popular of late, but there seems to be no news from Norwood. It also is near the Palisades where the old amusement park was located. Now that is a place I remember. Riding the Wild Mouse, and looking at the Hudson River is still a vivid memory. 

Yes this fine looking badge does resurrect some fine memories.