Shaker Heights Police Department Dress Coat, c.1950s-1960s

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Shaker Historical Society

Name/Title

Shaker Heights Police Department Dress Coat, c.1950s-1960s

Entry/Object ID

2025.11.1

Tags

20th Century, City Government, Shaker Heights

Description

Cannon Tailoring Co. blue single-breasted dress coat with gold-tone finished brass buttons from the Shaker Heights Police Department. Button fronts are stamped with a version of the Great Seal of the State of Ohio and the words "Shaker Heights Police." Slight damage above the left pocket, possibly where a badge or patch was worn. The jacket was worn by Ernest Alvadore Rumbold most likely in the 1950s or 1960s.

Category

Clothing

Acquisition

Accession

2025.11

Source or Donor

Amber Gleba

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Amber Gleba

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Cannon Tailoring Co.

Location

Location

Room

Jean Hudson Room

Building

Shaker Historical Society

Date

May 16, 2025

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Shaker Heights Police Department, Ernest Alvadore Rumbold Jr.