Fraternal Groups & Societies Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a rare 1930's Loyal Order of Moose Mooseheart Pinochle playing card deck. The deck is complete, with a promotional card for the Loyal Order of Moose. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's SIZE: Approximately 3-5/8" x 2-3/8" x 5/8 CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a medal of the 43rd Regiment of the Massachusetts Voluntary Militia in New Berne, North Carolina. The medal shows a badge in relief at the center of which is the Masonic symbol. A banner at top reads 43rd REGIMENT. A bar with...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful membership medal from the General Society of Colonial Wars in its original box. The front of the medal shows an Indian's head circumscribed with the Society's motto "Fortiter pro Patria," meaning "Bravely for Country." On...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa 1930's or 1940's member lapel pin for the Society of American Military Engineers in 14 karat gold. At the center of the pin is the "Corps Castle" in relief. The pin is by Balfour. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s-1940s...

ARTIFACT: This is a 14 karat lapel pin for the National Society of the United States Daughters of 181A blue enamel star reading U.S.D. 1812 is at the circular pin's center. The society was begun in 1892 as a sorority for women with ancestors who served...

ARTIFACT: This is a 14 karat gold membership badge for the Daughters of the American Revolution society with an ancestor bar reading COLONEL BENJAMIN HINMAN. A banner at the top of the pin reads EX CHAPTER REGENT wit MOLLY STARK engraved below. The...

ARTIFACT: This is an 1837 dated membership certificate for the Boston Marine Society, the oldest sea captain association anywhere. The group had already been known for 67 years as the The Fellowship Club when it adopted its current name in 180This...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910s lapel badge for the Polish Falcons (ZSPWA: Zwiazek Sokolow Polskich w Ameryce), a Polish-American social organization with a secondary aim of promoting Polish independence. The group has been around since 1887 but changed...

ARTIFACT: This is a lapel wing for the Mystical Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm by Whitehead & Hoag. It shows the head of a Viking wearing a horned helmet at the center of a petite wing. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s-1940s. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful hand-engraved and hand-enameled Masonic keystone medal in coin silver. It was presented to Civil War veteran George W. Dixon of the 25th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Dixon was from Worcester, Massachusetts...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I service medal from the Hyde Park Independent Order of Oddfellows Lodge (IOOF), Forest Lodge #148, in South Boston, Massachusetts. This IOOF medal is named to W. Walter McAfee on reverse and is in coin silver. The medal...

ARTIFACT: Rare 1928 Ku Klux Klan Woman's Membership Card from Dallas, Texas Klan No. 20. The top left corner displays the initials: "ITSUB": "In The Sacred Unfailing Bond" around an encircled Christian cross. Dallas, TX Klan seal embossed over...