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The Rise and Fall of the Police Box
John Bunker
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Description for The Rise and Fall of the Police Box
Paperback. The police boxes have an interesting history. The 'hey days' for the police box were the years between the 1920s and 1960s when a large proportion of the many police forces, that existed at the time, introduced some form of communication from the street for both police officers and the public to use. This book describes this aspect of policing. Num Pages: 168 pages, 126 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 171 x 9. Weight in Grams: 416. 168 pages, 126 b/w illustrations. The police boxes have an interesting history. The 'hey days' for the police box were the years between the 1920s and 1960s when a large proportion of the many police forces, that existed at the time, introduced some form of communication from the street for both police officers and the public to use. This book describes this aspect of policing. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSW1. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 9. Weight: 400.
The 'Tardis' of the "Doctor Who" BBC television series is all that most know about the police box. These boxes have a far more interesting history, which was virtually unknown today before the publication of this book. The 1880s saw companies in America develop, from earlier fire alarms, police call points and kiosks before they pursued clients in Britain. Just a few police forces in this country took an interest in the idea in these early years. Although the Metropolitan Police in London experimented with systems, it was the police in Glasgow and Liverpool that were particularly active before the ... Read more
The 'Tardis' of the "Doctor Who" BBC television series is all that most know about the police box. These boxes have a far more interesting history, which was virtually unknown today before the publication of this book. The 1880s saw companies in America develop, from earlier fire alarms, police call points and kiosks before they pursued clients in Britain. Just a few police forces in this country took an interest in the idea in these early years. Although the Metropolitan Police in London experimented with systems, it was the police in Glasgow and Liverpool that were particularly active before the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Brewin Books
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Warwickshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781858584652
SKU
V9781858584652
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99-3
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