After a nice meat pasty for lunch, we visited Ripon Police Museum today, where Junior got a metal Special Police pin badge. It took me right back to when I loved buying badges wherever I was taken by my Parents and older Sisters as a kid. Tin Sheriff's stars were a real favourite, to go with cap-firing colt 45's.
Junior wanted a plastic truncheon too. Had it been 1971 it wouldn't have been an issue. I would have wanted one too and got one to pound my older Brothers with. Alas Time moves on and truncheons and little Junior sisters don't mix! A recipe for disaster.
Like all good museums you could get toy versions of everything and besides the badge and truncheon there were plastic helmets and working handcuffs.
I adored stuff like this as a kid, especially plastic swords and armour. Seeing them in Museum shops still gives me a huge thrill.
Did you have a plastic truncheon or tin badge or handcuffs readers?
No to the truncheon or handcuffs, but I did have a plastic Sheriff's star, that was chrome plated.
ReplyDeleteI think I had one too Paul.
DeleteI had a colourful cowboy outfit as a kid. All long gone except the metal sheriff badge which survived the test of time. It's now pinned to the mum-knitted jacket of my original teddy, who served time with my kidz before being rescued, returned and retired to the safety of my house.
ReplyDeleteThose tin stars are time travellers Tone. And now your Ted's the law in town! Ha ha great stuff.
DeleteThat's nice! I don't remember having a sheriff's badge but I too still have my childhood teddy!
ReplyDeleteNot sure I had a Ted Kev. Has yours been given any Dr Who or Blake's 7 props?
DeleteHa, no, he should really!
ReplyDeletePolice Museums are great! My wife made two miniature diorama displays for the Sydney Police Museum. They were both based on real crime scenes. One was an axe murder in Mascot, the other was the infamous Pajama Girl Mystery. She had creepy black and white forensic photographs supplied as reference!
ReplyDeleteSounds amazing Looey. What a great commission! Not heard of that Mystery. Just looked it up, its all there online!
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