Police Baton

Object/Artifact

-

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Police Baton

Entry/Object ID

2011.764

Description

A small, wooden baton. The handle has horizontal grooves carved into it, and there is a gap between the handle and the shaft around which a white rope is tied, forming a loop.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1950

Time Period

20th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Baton

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Uniform, Law Enforcement

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Regalia

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Uniform

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

913

Dimensions

Width

1-3/8 in

Length

14-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements do not include rope.

Material

Wood, Fabric

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ralph Phillips

Notes

Owner

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Gift of Joyce Phillips Pearce

Owner/Agent

Joyce Phillips Pearce

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquisition Date

Mar 1995