Fraternal Groups & Societies Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1900 lapel stud of an eagle over a bar that reads "R.E.D." It is possible that this stud is related to the "Red Eagles" Fraternity. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: Approxiametely 1/2" x 3/4". CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Brass...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful 1950's – 1960's Rodeo Cowboys Association member badge in sterling silver by Robbins. The rectangle badge features a cowboy riding a bucking bronco in the center in nice detail showing the horse's saddle and reigns. Beneath the horse...

ARTIFACT: Sterling, vintage 1960's New England Women's Golf Association member lapel pin. The center of the pin depicts the outline of the New England states with a woman teeing off in the center, a flagstick and a slightly mountainous horizon are in the...

ARTIFACT: 1920's – 1930's Velodrome Cycling Racing Club member lapel pin. C (Century?) Cycling Club. Velodrome cycling takes place on an oval track and the bicycles do not have any brakes. The velodrome cycling was established as an Olympic Sport in...

ARTIFACT: This is a 14 karat membership badge for the Pike Family Association with an ancestor bar reading Major Robert Pike. Bar at top of ribbon reads MASSACHUSETTS and blue enamel pin at center reads PIKE FAMILY ASSOCIATION 1900. VINTAGE: Circa WWII...

ARTIFACT: This is a 14 karat gold membership badge for the Daughters of the American Revolution society with various named ancestor bars. A banner at the top of the pin reads LUCY KNOX CHAPTER. The Daughters of the American Revolution is a non-profit...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful 1933 membership document for the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. This document was issued to Earl Kendall (Van) Swearingen, United States Navy aviator and later commander of the USS Izard (DD-589) during...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1890s planchet for the National Society of the United States Daughters of 1812 in 14 karat gold. The society was begun in 1892 as a sorority for women with ancestors who served in either the military or civil service or...

ARTIFACT: This is a 14 karat bar pin for the Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America. The bars list ancestors ENOCH HUTCHINS, SGT. JONATHAN HUTCHINS, JR., BENJAMIN HUTCHINS, JOHN WAKEFIELD AND WILLIAM WAKEFIELD. Founded in 1898, The Daughters of...

ARTIFACT: This is a 14 karat association medal for the Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America. A star-shaped medallion hangs from a red, white and blue ribbon. Founded in 1898, The Daughters of Founders and Patriots of organization requires its...

ARTIFACT: This is a vintage shoulder patch for American Youth Hostels (AYH), a group started in 1934 in Northfield, Massachusetts. The group was modeled after the German concept from decades earlier of giving young people a pastoral outlet to escape the...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1920s lapel pin for the Greater Beneficial Union (Deutscher Unterst-tzungs Bund), a German-American fraternal organization started in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 189The pin is nicely enameled in blue and white and has a rather...