JACKET

Description: SHINY BLACK NYLON JACKET WITH A ZIP-OUT NAVY BLUE QUILTED LINER AND A REMOVEABLE FUR COLLAR. JACKET AND LINER EACH HAVE LABEL MARKED "INTERNATIONAL UNIFORMS LTD. STYLE: M6125 SIZE: 40R CITY: LETHBRIDGE POLICE". BOTH SLEEVES HAVE THE "LETHBRIDGE POLICE" BADGES SEWN ON, WITH 2 SINGLE STAR BADGES SEWN BELOW ON THE LEFT ARM. FRONT HAS TWO HIP POCKETS, & TWO FLAP CHEST POCKETS THAT FASTEN WITH A CHROME "POLICE FORCE" BUTTON ON EACH. ABOVE THE LEFT CHEST POCKET ARE TWO EYELETS SEWN ONTO A SMALL PIECE OF FABRIC, USED TO MOUNT BADGE. BLACK LEATHER TRIMMED CUFFS. HEAVY BLACK PLASTIC ZIPPER UP ENTIRE FRONT OF JACKET, USED TO FASTEN. ON THE LOWER SECTION OF THE LEFT SLEEVE ARE TWO SOILED FIREARMS BADGES. ITEM IS IN GOOD CONDITION, LITTLE WEAR BUT SLIGHTLY SOILED. *UPDATE - ARTIFACT MADE OF FOUR PIECES, RATHER THAN THREE. THE FOURTH PIECE IS A VEST MADE OF NYLON. OUTSIDE IS BROWN WITH A FADED LABEL MARKED, "INTERNATIONAL UNIFORMS LTD." AFFIXED TO THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER. INSIDE OF VEST IS SILVER. VEST ZIPS OVER TOP OF QUILTED LINER.

History: ON 28 FEBRUARY, 1975, THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD PUBLISHED A PHOTO AND CAPTION, STATING THAT THE POLICE WERE "EXPERIMENTING WITH A NEW JACKET" AND WERE IN THE PROCESS OF INTRODUCING THIS JACKET INTO SERVICE AND RETIRING P19960112131. FOR PHOTO AND ARTICLE, PLEASE REFERENCE THE PERMANENT FILE. *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING SOME DONATED BY THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES. FOR A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE COLLECTION, SEE RECORD P19960112001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF INTERVIEWS AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH CURRENT AND FORMER LETHBRIDGE POLICE, SEE PERMANENT FILE P19960112000.