Collection of truncheons and tipstaves

Made:
1835-1840

A collection of 11 railway police truncheons and 7 tipstaves, c.1835-40

Policeman's Truncheon, LBR Constable

Policeman's Truncheon, LBR Constable

Police truncheon, North Midland Railway, painted black with 'VR' and a crown and 'NMR', c. 1840.

Police truncheon

1835-1845
Police truncheon, Eastern Counties Railway, painted black, decorated with the number '60' in garter inscribed 'Eastern Counties Railway', surmounted by a crown and 'VR' below 'Police' in small oval panel, c.1839.

Eastern Counties Railway Police truncheon

1839
Police truncheon, Great Western Railway, octagonal, decorated with crown and garter containing 'GWR', below is painted 'W.H. Prinsep' (Secretary of SDR and became Assistant Secretary of GWR in 1848). Dimensions: 508 mm.

Great Western Railway Police truncheon

Policeman's truncheon, Birmingham & Derby Junction Railway, brown, 17 1/2 inches long, decorated with a crown and "VR" and "BDR".

Policeman's Truncheon, Birmingham & Derby Junction Railway

1839-1844
London & Birmingham Railway Inspector's tipstaff

London & Birmingham Railway Inspector's tipstaff

Police truncheon, London & Greenwich Railway, painted black and decorated with Royal Arms, (William IV) and "L & G Railway Compy"; 18.25 in (463.55 mm)

London and Greenwich Railway truncheon

Great Western Railway tipstaff

Great Western Railway tipstaff

1841
Police truncheon, Great Western Railway, black decorated with a crown "GWR" and ornament below; 17.75 in (450.85 mm) long

Great Western Railway Police truncheon

Great Western Railway Police truncheon

Great Western Railway Police truncheon

1838
Inspector's tipstaff, London Tilbury & Southend Railway, with ebony grip, engraved "LT & SR. 1856"; 7 1/8 in (180.975 mm) long (see note)

London, Tilbury and Southend Railway tipstaff

Bristol and Exeter Railway tipstaff

Bristol and Exeter Railway tipstaff

1844-1876
Inspector's tipstaff, London & Greenwich Railway, brass crown, polished steel body and ivory grip, engraved "L & G Ry" and makers "Field & Sons, 233 Holborn, London "; 6.25 in (158.75 mm) long, in lined case.

London & Greenwich Railway tipstaff

Inspector's tipstaff, London & Birmingham Railway, brass and ivory, engraved "London & Birmingham Railway, 1837 Chief Inspector".

London & Birmingham Railway tipstaff

1832-1842
Eastern Counties Railway truncheon

Eastern Counties Railway truncheon

Police truncheon, Northern & Eastern Counties Railway, painted black and decorated with Royal Arms and "NEC Railway"; 18.25 in (463.55 mm) long

Northern & Eastern Counties Railway police truncheon

Police truncheon, London & Brighton Railway, painted black with a crown also Arms of London and Brighton in ovals, mounted by a garter inscribed "London & Brighton Railway Company 1837"; 18 in (457.2 mm) long

London & Brighton Railway police truncheon

Inspector's tipstaff, South Devon Railway, brass and ebony, engraved "SD Co 4" and makers "Parker Field & Sons 233 Holborn, London"; 7.25 in (184.15 mm) long

Tipstaff, South Devon Railway

Details

Category:
Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories
Object Number:
1945-107
type:
truncheons and tipstaves
credit:
Dendy Marshall, Chapman Frederick

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