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1930’S DEPUTY SHERIFFS PROWERS COUNTY BADGE

Looking for the Bootleggers

Looking for the Bootleggers

This is a great example of 1930’s Sheriff Deputy’s badge in Prowers County. Not many people give much thought to a police badge but did you know that these badges have a rich history dating back to medieval times or that different enforcement agencies have different badges? Since we love badges, challenge coins and medals, Fun facts about police badges. The first Police officers were Medieval Knights. Police officers wear their badge on left side of chest to protect their heart and the oath they took.   First Police in America was in Boston “Night Watch” 1635 and turned in to a modern day police department in 1835. Police dogs even wear their badges

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WORLD WAR 1 MILITARY FRENCH M15 ADRIAN HELMET

MILITARY HELMETThe M15 Adrian helmet was a combat helmet issued to the French Army during World War 1. It was the first standard helmet of the French Army and was designed when millions of French troops were engaged in trench warfare, and head wounds from the falling shrapnel generated by the new technique of indirect fire became a frequent cause of battlefield casualties. Introduced in 1915, it was the first modern steel helmet and it served as the basic helmet of many armies well into the 1930s. Initially issued to infantry soldiers, in modified form they were also issued to cavalry and tank crews. A subsequent version, the M26, was used during WW2

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VINTAGE METAL FOLK ART MOTION WIND GARDEN ART MARITIME ROWING BOAT

ROW! ROW!

ROW! ROW!

1900 vintage balancing motion folk garden art. It is all heavy metal and moves great, has original paint. Measures 12″  Whimsical garden folk art has been around since 18th century.   It is what gave joy and claim to their land , farmers used them as wind direction, Kids often played with them. They were works of art each piece was hand crafted and made. There is a big interest in these pieces now days. The craft is still active and alive today