Truncheon

Wooden truncheon, the handle is polished, the head is painted black with a Queen's crown and the initials G. III R.(George III) in gilt and coloured paint. There is a gold decorative motif on the reverse. The truncheon belonged to Alfred Thomas Rackham (1829-1912) great-grandfather of the donor. After a career as a legal clerk he became Admiralty Marshal. He lived throughout his life in South London.