Fraternal Societies Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is an Early 1880's Member Lapel Pin of the PFYBO" People's Five-Year Benefit Order. VINTAGE: 1880s. SIZE: Approximately 11/16" in height and 11/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gilt brass, enamel. ATTACHMENT: Vertical T-style...

ARTIFACT: This is a Lovely circa 1910's - 1920's New York Turn Verein Member Lapel pin in 10K Gold.The New York Turn Verein was founded under the name Sozialistischen Turnverein of New York in June 1850. Established by German immigrants who came to the...

ARTIFACT: This is a Great Old Springfield Armory Association Lapel Pin, Circa 1900 "S.A.E.A." Engravers? Executive? VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: Approximately 5/8" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: EARLY Celluloid material in a Gilt brass Fram,...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1905 National Matches Seagirt Medal for 80% Competition Awarded by New Jersey State Rifle. VINTAGE: Circa 1905s. SIZE: Approximately Bar: 1-1/16" x 3/8" Medal: 1" in diameter Chain: 1/4" CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Bronze...

ARTIFACT:  This is a great early 1900's Circle Star Badge of the Los Angeles California Native Sons of the Golden West. The badge has the early cartouche "Saddle Maker" style LA Rubber Stamp Maker Mark.  VINTAGE: Circa 1900...

ARTIFACT: This is an old descendant medal of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (MOLLUS) in 14 karat gold (.3100). The MOLLUS organization formed in 1865 after the assassination of President Lincoln to pledge renewed loyalty to...

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 scarce, early sponsor badge for Ducks Unlimited. Established in 1937 in Washington, D.C., the group was formed with an aim to conserve wetlands for the waterfowl hunting. The artwork on the badge is by Richard E. Bishop. Trained to...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1944 Jefferson Davis Historical Gold Medal pin of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) awarded to Nancy Schenk. The pin features a Maltese cross in the center and the UDC monogram, surrounding it, a ring of white enamel...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa 1930s lapel pin for twenty-five years of membership with the Daughters of Union Veterans, a group established in May 1885 in Springfield, Illinois. The pin is gold-filled and was made by the August C. Frank Company of...

ARTIFACT: This is a 25th anniversary medal for the Massachusetts Division of the Sons of Veterans of the United States of America. The SV was formed in 1881 by the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) in order for the sons of veterans to be able to carry on...

ARTIFACT: This is an intriguing and unidentified lapel pin from Denver, Colorado for an organization with the abbreviation A.A.G.B.A., possibly a benevolent association. The pin is a bright blue enameled Knight's cross with the Seal of the State of...