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button, small, Kenyan, Kenya Prisons Service

description

Physical description

central crown with PRISONS above and KENYA below

History note

Acquired by Terence John Image of the Kenya Prison Service when commander of Karatine Detention Camp from 1957, shortly after the Kenya (Mau Mau) Emergency.

Object details

Category
Uniforms and insignia
Related period
1945-1989 (production), 1945-1989 (association)
Catalogue number
INS 50774

Object associations

  • Associated people and organisations
      • Image, Terence John
      • Kenyan prison service
  • Associated events
      • Kenya Emergency 1952-1956
  • Associated items
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      • flask, Kenyan
      • container
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      • spoon
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      • fork
      • bobbin with wool and needle
      • scissors
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      • knife
      • knife
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      • 'Mau Mau' Detainee's Letter, 1956
      • IMAGE T J

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