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Object Name:
Uniform
Object ID:
1987.015.01
Creator:
Hood, William E.Manufacturer
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
circa 1900
Description:
Uniform coat, police sergeant's. Concord, NH, Police Department. Dark blue wool, black silk and wool twill lining in body, beige lining in sleeves. Sergeant's chevron with three stripes on each sleeve, four stripes on each cuff (one for each five years of service, 20 years total), 16 brass buttons on front (8 each side), 3 brass buttons on each cuff, and 6 brass buttons on back (3 each side), all with "CP" in raised letters. Tailor's cloth label on lining of neck: "Wm. E. Hood / Concord, NH."
Material:
Textile
Wool
Silk
Brass
Provenance:
Concord, NH, Police Department Sergeant's uniform with coat label on the neck lining - "Wm E. Hood / Concord, NH". This is the tailor who made the uniform.
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
Subjects:
Police
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