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An Early 20th Century Liverpool City Police Cid Fingerprint Kit
Rob Hall Antiques
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An Early 20th Century Liverpool City Police Cid Fingerprint Kit

1900 - 1920
Description

A rare surviving example of an early 20th century fingerprint kit of Liverpool City Police in its original leather case. The case retains all three bottles for fingerprint powder, ink stamp and fingerprint brush.

This particular type of kit was used by detectives from the Criminal Investigation Department.

English, Liverpool, Early 20th century

Declaration

Rob Hall Antiques has dated this Antique Police Fingerprint Kit to the 1920s.

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SA1161616
Description
A rare surviving example of an early 20th century fingerprint kit of Liverpool City Police in its original leather case. The case retains all three bottles for fingerprint powder, ink stamp and fingerprint brush.

This particular type of kit was used by detectives from the Criminal Investigation Department.

English, Liverpool, Early 20th century

Date of Manufacture

Rob Hall Antiques has dated this Antique Police Fingerprint Kit to the 1920s.

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SA1161616
Rob Hall Antiques
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An open early 20th century tan leather field pouch containing fingerprint dusting brushes, glass powder jars, and metal tins.
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY LIVERPOOL CITY POLICE CID FINGERPRINT KIT
Ref: SA1161616
An open early 20th century tan leather field pouch containing fingerprint dusting brushes, glass powder jars, and metal tins.
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Fingerprint identification was formally adopted by British law enforcement in the early 20th century following the establishment of the Metropolitan Police Fingerprint Bureau in 1901. Portable kits were distributed to regional police forces and Criminal Investigation Departments (CID) to allow officers to gather latent prints directly at crime scenes.

Early field kits were constructed from durable stitched leather or canvas pouches designed to withstand daily use. The interior contents typically featured glass specimen bottles with metal screw caps, wooden-handled brushes made from fine animal hair, and brass or tin containers for dusting powders.

Authentic kits often feature impressed stamps, serial numbers, or departmental inscriptions matching specific police forces. The construction techniques, such as period snap fasteners, hand-stitched leather pockets, and period glass bottle manufacturing lines, also indicate age.

Small historical field sets are often displayed open inside glass cloches, shadow boxes, or on dark wood shelving. They serve as tactile conversation pieces within a gentlemans library, study, or eclectic curiosity cabinet.

Keep the item in a climate-controlled environment away from direct sunlight and excess humidity to prevent leather desiccation and mold. Apply a neutral leather wax or conditioner sparingly to maintain suppleness, and use a dry soft brush to clean residual dusting powders from glass and fabric components.
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