BADGE COLLECTOR: September 2026

Monday, September 21, 2026

STREET USE ONLY, NEWARK STREET INSPECTOR BADGE

This is one of my "Non Police Newark Badges." It dates back to 1930's or earlier.

I like the design, with the City Seal at top of the Badge under a Reverse Blue Lettered Panel. In the middle of the badge is a bold panel with the word: INSPECTOR. Since this is from the "Dept Of Streets" I can only imagine the job duties.

It stands 2.25" tall and as the picture shows is still in good condition. Glad to have it in my collection of Newark items.

Friday, September 11, 2026

REMEMBERING 911

911 is a Date we shall never forget.

There will be many tributes to those who died in NYC on the Day the World Trade Center's Twin Towers came down as a result of a terror attack.

From my Newark Collection the item below serves as my tribute:

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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