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Old 03-06-16, 11:36 AM
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Question What Canadian badge is this please folks?
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I have been through the Canadian badge project collections but am not doing well - a Women's Volunteer Reserve is close but this one has no title scroll. Attractive 2 piece badge.

Please put me out of my misery, cheers Dean.
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Old 03-06-16, 11:45 AM
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Hello Dean, the badge in your image is a generic police badge. These were sold to police forces across the country who could not or did not want to acquire a distinctive badge.
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No wonder I couldn't find it thanks Bill ! Worth anything in a swap ? Cheers Dean
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Old 03-06-16, 11:53 AM
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I am not up on the value of police badges, but these are not scarce.
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No worries Bill I will swap when in the UK as seeing a chap in a pub !
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Dean, I saw one just the other night at my militaria club meeting. One of the members who collects military police items showed one. He said it was c.WW1. He picked it up at a gun show in Cornwall, Ontario last weekend. I don't remember what he said he paid for it. I think he's a member of the Forum, so he may well comment on it later.

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Our local police forces used a very similar design from atleast 1905 into the 1940's for sure and possibly later.

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Thanks for the extra information David and Chris, cheers Dean
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Default Constable Crabtree,Toronto Contabulary.....
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Hi all,

I have been through the Canadian badge project collections but am not doing well - a Women's Volunteer Reserve is close but this one has no title scroll. Attractive 2 piece badge.

Please put me out of my misery, cheers Dean.


A photograph of Constable George Crabtree wearing the cap of the TV show Murdoch Mysteries happening in Toronto 1895-1905....

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Nice to see it being worn, thanks for sharing, cheers Dean.
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I have two, both brass painted black, one with a silver beaver in the center, the other with the beaver missing. Nice looking things but, as mentioned, not rare. I think I paid $10 Cdn for mine in a junk shop.
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