Truncheon Collection

Honorary truncheon for H.M. 2nd Goorkah or Sirmoor Rifles, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Honorary truncheon for H.M. 2nd Goorkah or Sirmoor Rifles, 1862...."Honorary Truncheon" which is about to be sent out to India for presentation to her Majesty's 2nd Goorkah Rifles

Warrior Sipan-Mochica Pottery, Lambayeque, Peru, 2015. Creator: Luis Rosendo
Pottery vessel belonging to the Mochica Culture, Sipan period, despicting warrior holding maze. Sican-Lambayeque Culture Ceremonial and Administrative Center (1000-1370 AC)

Toy Bank: Policeman, c. 1939. Creator: Walter Hochstrasser
Toy Bank: Policeman, c. 1939

Police Lantern and Club, 1938. Creator: Alexander Anderson
Police Lantern and Club, 1938

The Constable and Punch, late 18th-early 19th century? Creator: Unknown
The Constable and Punch, late 18th-early 19th century? Scene from a traditional Punch and Judy puppet show

A policeman, 1855. Artist: Day & Son
A policeman, 1855. Depicted against the sketched background of a street, holding a truncheon

A Druid, 1803. Artist: King
A Druid, 1803. [J. Stratford, London]

Meeting in favour of Boers disturbed by the anti-nationalists, 1900. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Meeting in favour of Boers disturbed by the anti-nationalists, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 14th January 1900

Police Charge Rioters At The Tribune Office, c1860s. In 1863, during the American Civil War, opponents of conscription rioted at the offices of the Daily Tribune in New York

Emile Zola affair, being taken to the Palais de Justice, Paris, 1898. Artist: Henri Meyer
Emile Zola affair, being taken to the Palais de Justice, Paris, 1898. Emile Zola (1840-1902) was an influential French novelist, the most important example of the literary school of naturalism

Pictures for Posterity, 1883. This little cartoon illustrates the perils faced on a daily basis by the brave British policeman as, armed with his truncheon

An Unequal Match, 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain
An Unequal Match, 1881. This cartoon depicts a burglar, armed with pistol and knife, engaged in a rather unequal battle with a police constable who is brave, but armed only with a truncheon

The City Police, 1863. Artist: John Tenniel
The City Police, 1863. Magog comments: I Say, Brother Gog, They Seem to Think We Ain t No Sort O Use. Here, following the recently highlighted failings of the Citys police force

Might and Mayne, 1858. One of Punchs little illustrations. This one is used to highlight an article telling readers that The country is saved because the police are now going to start drilling

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