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Description: | Wooden truncheon, the handle is polished, the head is painted black with a Queen's crown and the initials G. III R.(George III) in gilt and coloured paint. There is a gold decorative motif on the reverse. The truncheon belonged to Alfred Thomas Rackham (1829-1912) great-grandfather of the donor. After a career as a legal clerk he became Admiralty Marshal. He lived throughout his life in South London.
Rackham must have acquired the two truncheons (then bygones) in the course of his work in the courts. They relate to law enforcement in the riverside areas of London during the Napoleonic era, before the introduction the Metropolitan Police in 1829. This relied on local forces, such as the parish constable or the watch. Truncheons might also be owned by private institutions such as public houses.
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Alfred Thomas Rackham | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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