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https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact35084
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV993.20.9
- Description
- B.C. Provincial Police uniform; green
- Subjects
- Clothing - Uniforms
Images
uniform shirt and collar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact38684
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV997.48.2
- Description
- BC Provincial Police shirt; wool, green khaki, with dark brown buttons; "Big Horn Brand", "Size 16"; with detachable collar, green khaki, "16" at inside centre of collar
- Subjects
- Clothing - Uniforms
Images
handcuffs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact209
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV971.5.47
- Description
- Burnaby Municipal Police issue handcuffs. The cuffs are secured by three links of chain. There is no key.
- Object History
- These handcuffs were used by Constable George Jeffery. George Jeffery served as a Constable on the Burnaby Police Force from 1912 - 1935. His patrolled the large Central Park District by foot, stretching from Boundary to Royal Oak and Marine Drive to Moscrop. Over the coarse of his duties, Constable Jeffery saw the need for recreational activities in the area. He founded the Burnaby Athletic Association which featured a competitive boxing ring and gym. In 1935, when the Burnaby Police became the British Columbia Provincial Police, rather than leave the community he chose to leave the force. George Jeffery than worked at the nearby Oakalla Prison Farm until retiring in 1945.