Police officer's wooden baton used in Haymarket Square Riot.
[ca. 1886]
Chicago (Ill.). Police Dept.
1 baton: wood, brown; 15 1/4 in., 1 1/2" in. in diam.
Cylindrical wooden stick with ring turnings at one end forming hand grip. Incised parallel lines approximately 1/4" apart for 4 1/2" in recessed area. Flat knob at end, missing chip. Written on baton: 'Billy' from Haymarket Riot, May 4, 1886.
Gift of Captain William Ward (CHS 1887.1).
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