Object Details
- Pinkerton National Detective Agency
- Description
- This badge is a novelty replica of the badges worn by members of the Pinkerton Detective Agency during the second half of the 19th century. The top of the badge bears the “all-seeing eye” with Pinkerton’s motto “We Never Sleep” below. The center of the badge reads “Pinkerton National Detective Agent” above “New York” in a cartouche. The Pinkerton Agency was established by Allen Pinkerton in 1850 and became famous by protecting President Lincoln during the Civil War. After the war, the Pinkerton Agency and its detectives became notorious for their violent methods in hunting down criminals and protecting railroad shipments as well as busting strikes and suppressing the dissent of organized labor.
- Credit Line
- Pinkerton Security and Investigation Services
- ID Number
- 1991.0325.01
- catalog number
- 1991.0325.01
- accession number
- 1991.0325
- Object Name
- badge
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5 cm x 4.5 cm; 1 31/32 in x 1 25/32 in
- associated place
- United States: New York
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Fire Fighting and Law Enforcement
- Military
- Cultures & Communities
- American Enterprise
- Exhibition
- American Enterprise
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1122229
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-9c52-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
