Odd Fellows Early 20th Century Memorial Ribbon, Pin ornate wooden box dark blue lining with pocket

dark blue lining with pocket

I applied silver polish to the front of this pin and it shines brightly

Plus the pewter walnuts themselves are just great objects

Beautifully crafted in the 1960s

these sea captains are among the most collectible of all nesting dolls

Odd Fellows Early 20th Century Memorial Ribbon, Pin ornate wooden box dark blue lining with pocketThe International Order of Odd Fellows (I. O. O. F) certainly has had a gift for designing compelling iconography, and this memorial ribbon from the Powow River Lodge in Amesbury, MA features two of its best, with the gold bordered "handshake" pin at top and "all seeing eye" at center. Those waving flags between the two are pretty good too. I am pretty certain this one dates to the turn of the century around the heyday of the I. O. O. F, when it was