NEVADA COLLECTOR HAS INTERESTING FACEBOOK PAGE

WE were checking the various sites for something new and found a Nevada Collector who created a Facebook Page.

You can check that page by going to hard to see (sorry about that, unable to fix it) link, halfway to next paragraph, below:

 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Police-Collectors/109937279048236

This is a very nice site. Check it out. Sorry again about link color. It happens with every color tried here.

DON'T FORGET SIGN UP FOR ORLANDO COLLECTORS SHOW

Attention friends !!!

There is a Patch and Badge Show Sep. 14 in Orlando Florida.

It will be at the Rosen Plaza Hotel

Sign up soon as tables are 80% sold out.

MUNICIPALS : "W" IS FOR WEST ORANGE

This is number 39 in sequence. It is a "W" for the town of West Orange.

This municipality is one of new Jersey's  four Oranges. There is a plain old Orange, then a South and East Orange, and The one on the mountain West Orange.

There is also a "Valley Area" in this Township which is home to roughly 45,000 people. Many of them are on the bus or train every day into New York for work.

A planned community, is located in this Township  in the Valley Area. It was started prior to the Civil War as a "retreat" for wealth New Yorkers. It is Llewellyn Park. As you enter this community you   go up onto the mountain. Homes thus are afforded a great view of New York City.

A famous home, with the name "Glenmont," is in this community. It belonged to Thomas E. Edison. He also owned what is now the historical site just a short distance from this community. It is where he worked and did research. 

The house was built for his wife (second marriage) as a wedding gift. Mina was twenty years of age at the time of their marriage and wanted a country home. What she got was a huge, twenty-nine room, mansion.  

I am sure the home had some form of electrical service or gadgetry, but certainly no cable TV. I am sure Mina didn't have to worry about cleaning it or making coffee in the morning. Too bad because Cops like coffee, and this would be a great spot to do a little public relations.

This badge is from the top officer in the P.D. It is a named badge and also reads: West Orange; Police Dept; Chief. In the center is a standard size multi-color State Seal. It has been in the collection for around twenty-five years. It is in excellent condition and, naturally, is displayed under glass keeping it pristine. It hangs in my den and evokes many memories on a daily basis. I am fortunate to have it, and my memory of Mr Edison.

ORLANDO POLICE COLLECTORS SHOW

We just received this letter from the sponsor regarding the show on September 14. It will be at the Rosen Plaza Hotel. 

Look for our post dated July 12 for all the details. We will re-post it in August. 
  
We join the sponsors and hope to see you all there. Now read Doug Sarubb' letter below:

  Hope to see you at the 2013 Orlando Police Collectors Show. Orlando is always a great show. Meet old friends and make new friends. Make your plans to attend now. Great room rates are still available. See the attached flyer for details. Free parking for hotel and show guest.  Please pass along the flyer and tell your friends.

Thanks For Your Support.    

See You There.  Doug

MUNICIPALS: "W" IS FOR WAYNE TOWNSHIP

MUNICIPALS: "W" IS FOR WAYNE TOWNSHIP

This "W" is for Wayne Township in my Municipal Collection. It is the 38th badge, by municipality, in alphabetical order.

This is another New Jersey community  that in part thrives simply because of geography. It is twenty miles, using a car today, from the middle of Manhattan. My daughter, who lives at the New York end of the miles calculation, would probably love to run a marathon to Wayne.

When I grew up, a century ago, I often visited my Uncles who lived in and or near here. One had a nice house on what was called Packanack Lake. Very few people seemed to be living here back then. I did not see the Indians as the were gone. Today there are over 50,000 residents.

My second Uncle lived near the Pequannock, Pompton and Passaic Rivers all near Wayne Township. They were fun to use with a canoe or small outboard. Swimming and fishing were excellent.

Missing today from this area is the "Paquettahhnuake (try spell check on that) Indians." 

That name has its'  roots in: "a clearance of land and getting it ready for harvest." I think the Indians would be surprised at the planting of  Willowbrook Mall in a major area of this Township. It is known as a premier US  shopping location, and it puts Wayne Twnp. definitely on the map.

Every now and then the community makes the news when the Indians get their revenge by flooding those rivers as shown below.



This picture, from 2011,  is from North Jersey Com.

I don't know if the local police use canoes, or small outboards, to patrol the township during these never ending storms that seem to happen every other year. I am sure the Police did a fine job keeping their heads above water.

The badges shown above are a matching set which makes them more interesting for me to have and display. They are no longer in use. The badge has an eagle on top of the traditional shape that I have frequently said I like. They have been in my collection over 25 years and I am quite proud of them on display.

In the two panels are the words: Wayne Township and Police. There is a State Seal at center point. In the number box is a 12. Below the number box are the State's initials "N.J."

As usual I can view this item and enjoy   memories of my youth.  My parents thought I was a wild Indian back then. They were probably right, but I thought I was really a good kid, because I could spell "Paquettahhnuake."  Yeah Right.



  

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MUNICIPALS: "W" IS FOR WASHINGTON

Wow !  I am closing in on the end of the alphabet. This badge represents "W" for Washington Township in my Municipal Collection.

In alpha-municipal order this is number 37.

When I lived in New Jersey I almost purchased a home here, but the wife said it was too rural. I told her I saw another home a quarter of a mile just down the trail. Oh yes, She was right. We would not live on top of Montana Mt. It even sounded like we were out West in the Rockies.

There was a "Town" that I thought was nice. It had everything.  It wasn't far - maybe five miles down Brass Castle Rd. When I thought of winter snows, I knew that short distance would be a nightmare if one (not me) was going to make a run to the store for a quart of milk.

What was interesting about the "Town" was  it wasn't a Town. It was a Borough.  Now if I bought that house I would have  really lived in the "Township" that completely surrounds the Borough. I would have  shopped in the Borough, and worked just over the mountain in some cornfield. There were a lot of cornfields in the late 1960's  in this area. It was easy to get lost.

On top of the confusion that might exist when looking in this area of Warren County there are a couple more communities in New Jersey with the same name. However they are located in different counties and are smaller.

I focused on this Washington Township simply because I  knew the area and because this is the largest in terms of geography. It is 20+ square miles. There are roughly 15,000 people living here, and there used to be a lot of deer too. I liked to hunt in the area when much younger.

Now the badge I have reads:  TWP of WASHINGTON. This is on the top panel of the traditional shape old Jersey badges that I collect.

On the second panel is the word: POLICE. Both panels have recessed black enamel filled letters.

In the center of the badge is a State Seal. It is stamped from the rear into the badge surface. This is common for this type of badge.

At the bottom is the number box. It contains the number 134. I am puzzled about this number as this department has never had that many employees serving on the police force at one time. The current number is less than thirty.

Even with my question about the number I see this as a very nice badge. There is a possibility that it comes from one of the other Washington's.   I'll probably never know the answer to that. I do know it is in very good condition and that it is a nice fit in my collection. I am pleased to have it, and the memory of that house on Montana Mountain.