Exhibits

SOME OF THE EXHIBITS ON DISPLAY AT NASLEMM "Old Sparky” We have a full-size, exact replica of Florida’s Electric Chair.

The exhibit includes the history of capital punishment in Florida, and specifically the history and use of the electric chair.

As a non-profit organization, we are prohibited from endorsing or opposing political candidates or legislative issues. Our mission is to educate those who enter the museum. Opponents of the death penalty in general, and specifically the electric chair, may appreciate this exhibit differently than those in favor of capital punishment. Both sides, however, will be able to see and study first hand the artifacts and in-depth historical articles regarding Florida’s controversial “old sparky.”

NASLEMM is home to the Sgt. ROBERT G. BURDEWICK miniature police statue/figurine collection. Believed to be the largest privately owned such collection, the grouping consistsof over 700 police statues, beginning with the first one Bob purchased in Bermuda in 1959.

Bob retired as a Sgt. with the Nassau County NY Police Department in 1979 after 22 1/2 years of service. He is a board member and police department liaison for the museum.

Law enforcement displays include artifacts from Federal, State, and local agencies, confiscated whiskey stills from the Florida Dept of Alcohol & Tobacco, Thompson SMG’s from Clearwater, FL Police Dept, Tampa PD, Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, and others

Large collection of Thompson Sub Machine Guns