- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Police constable's baton, painted black with "W.R." painted on it in gold. The inscription is within a wreath and with a crown above. The handle is restricted from the baton and the butt is rounded. [JC [OPS Move] 20/09/2016]
- Geographical reference
- England
- Person
- PRM source Department of Anatomy Oxford University Museum of Natural History
- PRM source Oxford University Museum of Natural History
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1886
- Date collected
- By 1886
- Acquisition information
- Transferred: 1886 Found unentered: 20/09/2016
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Turned, Process Painted
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 32 mm, Width: max 40 mm, Length: max 410 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 2016.79.1
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