Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label affixed to object reads: '1903.1. ?Chief Constable's Staff. Cambridgeshire.'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Acquisition Details)
1903.1-3 were accessioned together with the note '2 inscribed B[ought] Jolley, uninscribed B[ought] in Cambridge'
Event Date 1903
Author: Stephanie Chinneck

Description (Physical description)
Annual Report: A staff painted with the Royal Arms and those of the town of Cambridge. The staff is inscribed 'Hy Headly Esq, Mayor 1839'.
Event Date 1903
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Wooden staff or stave, possibly a police constable's walking stave. The top quarter is painted with Royal Arms and arms for the town of Cambridge on a dark blue background, ending in a line of yellow, the remaining bottom section of the staff is painted black. Above the royal coat of arms is the letter 'R', probably part of a royal cypher. Between the two coats of arms is the inscription 'Hy Headly Esq, Mayor 1839'. Cylindrical in shape and of even thickness, two ends worn indicating pieces possibly missing.
Event Date 6/1/2025
Author: Stephanie Chinneck

Context (Other)
Henry Headly was Mayor of Cambridge 1838-1839.
Event Date 6/1/2025
Author: Stephanie Chinneck