Question Ably - 27 : Answer

Pinkerton old logo








Pinkerton current logo

Pinkerton, or the 'Pinks' as the first person who got the correct answer to this question referred fondly to them.

Now called Pinkerton Consulting & Investigation, it was founded as the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. It is a Securitas group company.

I liked the old logo. The new logo looks like the eyeball is about to be poked.

Question Ably - 27

Abraham Lincoln had engaged their services. Dashiel Hammett was employed with them. They were used to break labour union strikes. They even featured in the iconic movie 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'. At the height of their power, their employees were said to number more than the standing army of the US. Their influence was so pervasive and pernicious that a law was passed prohibiting the federal government from employing them and their ilk. Which organisation?