BADGE COLLECTOR: November 2019

Sunday, November 10, 2019

NCIS PARENT BADGE

I found this badge in Orlando. It was on a collector's table "for sale." One look and I had to have it. Of course I cajoled Mr. H. to let it go cheap.

Now, this "AGENT" for the "NAVAL INTELLIGENCE" sits in the hutch on my desk. That's where I keep treasures that are not my main focus - Newark, NJ.

I trust you enjoy looking at this picture of this great looking badge, which I am told was the forerunner of the current NCIS Badge. I like the TV show too.

If somebody likes it, I could be persuaded to let it go to another good home. Send an offer to:

"jerseychief@gmail.com"

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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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