Description: George F. "Jim" Cake was never a cop, but he probably saved a lot of cops' lives.Mr. Cake pioneered a lot of police technology. Gun locks, motorcycles and, most importantly, the plastic shields that separate the front seat and backseat in cop cars.Mr. Cake, a survivor of the '06 quake who later developed and sold law enforcement equipment to police departments in California and nationwide.The George F. Cake Co. of Berkeley distributed guns, ammunition, badges, handcuffs, helmets, Mace, sirens and radar guns all over the West. Mr. Cake sold everything but the uniform and also taught police officers the use of teargas and submachine guns. He was the first to install metal detectors at Alcatraz, San Quentin and other prisons in the region.Mr. Cake was a friend and adviser to Earl Warren and Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, working with both when they were young Northern California district attorneys. McIntyre said Mr. Cake worked with Warren on several investigations and that Brown, when he was governor, asked him to sweep the governor's mansion for surveillance "bugs." He found none.
Price: 60 USD
Location: Marietta, Ohio
End Time: 2024-12-07T13:39:48.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: G.F. Cake
Type: Concealment Holster
For Gun Make: Colt
Material: Leather
Handedness: Left
Color: Black
Carry Location: Belt (OWB)
