Letter providing information for a number of truncheons that the author sent without labels, including a George III from Christchurch that was in active service for 100 years, one from Grinmsby police with the royal arms in gold and one from Leicester police.
Letter regarding the details of several truncheons.
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Mr. Horniman has lent several specimens from the museum to the Cornwall County Fisheries Exhibition
object | ARC/HMG/PR/004/001/088
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Amazon - Marañon Colombia. Arara village (Ticuna) am (30/31)
object | ARC/GUP/001/204
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Wrapping cooked food, Abeokuta
object | ARC/HMG/RS/STANFIELD/543/016
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Pots, Institute of African Studies, Ibadan
object | ARC/HMG/RS/STANFIELD/558/009
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