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Title: The Pocket Guide to Collecting Police Badges & Patches by William B. Hedges ISBN: 0-9620487-2-0 Publisher: Baird Hedges Pub Pub. Date: August, 1992 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.95

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Average Customer Rating: 2.33 (3 reviews)

Rating: 1
Summary: I was disappointed.
Comment: Well, I was disappointed when I opened up the parcel and took my first look at this booklet. I guess I was expecting a little more. The booklet is thin, even for a pocket guide. It only has two pages that are pictures of badges, and these are only in black and white. The best part of the book is the list of badge hallmarks. However, there are no nice pretty pictures showing what a real hallmark looks like with arrows showing where to find it on a badge. Maybe the list of references in this pocket guide will help me find the kind of book I am looking for.

Rating: 5
Summary: Informative book for badge collectors.
Comment: I have been collecting police badges for over 23+ years. I found this book useful and informative. The new/novice collector will find this book to be invaluable for identification purposes. The terms used and explained in this book are the common terms used by serious collectors in discussion with each other. This book belongs in any serious police badge collectors library.

Rating: 1
Summary: Do I Have To Give It One Star?
Comment: I anxiously awaited the arrival of this publication and could not have been more disappointed. I've been collecting police patches for 27 years but am always ready to learn more about the hobby.

The Pocket Guide measures 4" x 8 1/2" with large print. It is 45 pages long - 39 pages devoted to police badges; 6 devoted to police patches!

There are no pictures of patches, no prices, no sources - it is clearly not a "guide". Two pages are devoted to "Patch Syles" with listings such as, "CIRCLE - This patch is round in shape and also a popular style"....

In all fairness, if you are a badge collector, you may find the book a bit more valueable - but just a bit.

The Pocket Guide is a glorified pamphlet, hardly worth its... price tag. It ranks as number 478 on my "Books for the John" list. And I was generous!