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100 years of criminal museums
In 1918 Trondheim got its first museum dedicated to criminal history, but for over 70 years the museum was closed to the public. See the history of the museum in unique pictures.
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No list from the earliest museum exists, but some of the old numbers can be seen in later catalogs.
The museum was established in the police station's building. It was not open to the public.
The weapon for the city watch is number one in the oldest catalog. It was used by the city watch until the watch was replaced by the police constables in 1872. The watchman still has his morning star today on display in the Musem of Justice.
The watchman has been a constant at the museum. In 2016 the museum changed its name again to the current Museum of Justice. Here we see in the 40s, 70s and present day.
The objects they collected were old whips from the workhouse, police uniforms and criminal cases from their own work. One of the earliest hats was Haavin's own police helmet.
The museum was a curiosity cabinet more than a modern museum. Little work was done until a new initiative came in 1935.
I 1935 the museum was more to better rooms, and a new opening held. It was still closed to the public. The photo is assumed to be from the 1940s.
The newspaper at the time wrote that much could be learned in the little room in the fight against the criminal evil.
On the 18th of September 1912 the notorious thrief "Hugaas" broke into the tree merchant Troseth on the docks in Trondheim. His fingerprint was the first one used as evidence in a trial in Trondheim. The display Geving made still hangs in the museum today.
One of the most infamous criminals in Norway at the time, Elias Tønnesen, and his light, which he used during his break-ins and safe-cracking.
Petronelle Norvik lived in Røros and was murderer in 1935. Her window was used as evidence that the murderer had entered her house through the door, but left after the murder through the window.
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