1861 SERIES – CHICAGO POLICE STAR DESIGN
Below is a complete pictorial presentation of the 1861 Series Chicago Police Department Star. All images shown are of actual Department issued stars of every rank that existed in the 1861 series.
PATROLMAN STAR – 1st Issue
In Service Dates: March 26, 1861 – April 14, 1889 and June 1889 – 1904
Status: Inactive – Retired
Manufactured By: S.D. Childs & Co.
PATROLMAN STAR – 2nd Issue
In Service Dates: March 26, 1861 – 1904
Status: Inactive – Retired
Manufactured By: S.D. Childs & Co.
DRIVER STAR
In Service Dates: 1861 – 1904
Status: Inactive – Retired
Manufactured By: S.D. Childs & Co.
MESSENGER STAR
In Service Dates: 1861 – 1904
Status: Inactive – Retired
Manufactured By: S.D. Childs & Co.
PATROL DRIVER STAR
In Service Dates: 1861 – 1904
Status: Inactive – Retired
Manufactured By: S.D. Childs & Co.
ROUNDSMAN STAR – 1st Issue
In Service Dates: April 1873 – 1877
Status: Inactive – Retired
Manufactured By: A.B. Thayer & Co. Jewelers and Meyer & Wenthe
ROUNDSMAN STAR – 2nd Issue
In Service Dates: April 1873 – 1877
Status: Inactive – Retired
Manufactured By: S.D. Childs & Co.
SERGEANT STAR
In Service Dates: March 26, 1861 – 1904
Status: Inactive – Retired
Manufactured By: S.D. Childs & Co.
LIEUTENANT STAR
In Service Dates: 1877 – 1904
Status: Inactive – Retired
Manufactured By: S.D. Childs & Co.
SUPERINTENDENT’S STAFF STAR
In Service Dates: March 26, 1861 – 1904
Status: Inactive – Retired
Manufactured By: S.D. Childs & Co.