Collection Highlights
A Song for the times, or John Brown
Date:
1860-1870
Object Number:
LIB.SY.B1860.104
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Nightstick
Object Number:
1949.32b.1,2
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Wood, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 x 1 3/8 in. ( 66 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Straight wooden baton style nightstick with a hole bored through the center near the handle end with the remnant of a leather strap.
Gallery Label:
This nightstick belonged to George Washington Matsell (1811-1877), the first Chief of Municipal Police in New York City, 1845-1857, the first regularly drilled police force in the city's history. Matsell was Superintendent of New York City police in 1873.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
