Description: COLLECTIBLES & ANTIQUES ARE A GOOD INVESTMENT. THEY PROVIDE GREAT PLEASURE WHILE GROWING IN VALUE! WE WELCOME YOU TO CLASSICLITERATI AUCTIONS PRESENTING A LOVELY DECORATIVE ENAMEL TWO-TIER LITTLE ANTIQUE Circa Early 1900’s HISTORIC SYMBOLIC ODD FELLOWS LAPM JEWEL FROM NEBRASKA! INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS! LADIES AUXILIARY PATRIARCH MILITANT! DAZZLING ENAMEL! NICE GOLD TOUCHES! THREE SYMBOLIC LINKS OF ODD FELLOWSHIP! MADE BY THE FAMOUS WHITEHEAD & HOAG! APPROXIMATELY 1 ¼ INCHES LONG! "PATRIARCHS MILITANT”...THE LEGENDARY MILITARY LIKE BRANCH OF THE ODD FELLOWS! A HISTORIC JEWEL FROM THE HISTORIC FEMALE DIVISION OF THE MILITARY-LIKE WING OF ODD FELLOWSHIP!!! THE ODD FELLOWS! ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE ENTIRE WORLD! INFLUENCED BY THE ANCIENT TRADITIONS AND ARTS OF FREEMASONRY, THIS IS A GREAT SYMBOLIC GEM HAILING FROM THE "INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS"...ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE ENTIRE WORLD! A GREAT COLLECTING OPPORTUNITY! Visit Our Classicliterati Auctions Each Week For... Fascinating, Historic & Unique Collectible Treasures! Regarded by Collectors Worldwide as the Leading Specialist in Masonic, Knights Templar, Odd Fellows, Fraternal and other Secret Society Antiques & Collectibles! We also Feature Many Other Fascinating Collectibles from Throughout the World! We Treat You Like Royalty!!! KEEP CHECKING OUR CLASSICLITERATI AUCTIONS! This is a very lovely original Antique circa early 1900’s historic Enamel Two-Tier Jewel from the Ladies division of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows’ Patriarch Militants division. The Top-Tier is engraved with Nebraska. As in the good old days of Knights and Chivalry, women were called “Ladies”. A nice romantic touch. Made by the famous Whitehead and Hoag, there is beautiful glistening Enamel with a touch of gold. This old Jewel is perfectly wearable as it has a fully functioning pin on the reverse. In very good vintage condition. It measures approximately 1 ¼ inches in length. A LOVELY COLORFUL ANTIQUE ENAMEL ODD FELLOWS “LAPM” LADIES AUXILIARY PATRIARCH MILITANT JEWEL! A FINE LITTLE GEM! The jewel was crafted by the famed historic Newark, New Jersey based jewelers, the "Whitehead & Hoag". Their jewelry was every inch as accomplished as the best products of “The Ames Sword Company”, “The Pettibone Bros”, “M. C. Lilley & Co” and “Horstmann of Philadelphia”. While there is some gold color, there is no marking for gold. Since we are not Jewelers, we have no idea if the gold elements here are gold-plate or a lovely gold colored metal of some type. Either way, this is a most attractive item. By the way, if it were marked for gold, our start price would be far higher then what we are listing this piece for. The Enameling is crisp and sparkles beautifully. This is a charming piece from a significant organization of people who dreamed of changing the world for the better. Of creating and building a society where no human being would suffer neglect and apathy. Visit the sick. Help the destitute. Bury the dead. Those are among the many ancient Biblical principles embodied by this great group. There is so much artistry to be admired here. Do not allow this beauty to get away from you. They are rarely in such fine shape as this. We regularly feature extremely attractive and also very rare, top quality antiques including among the finest in Fraternal and Masonic Swords and Historic Relics as well as many other fascinating items. Among our clients are Museums and Archives as well as many collectors the world over. Please keep checking our Classicliterati auctions. We try to describe items to the best of our ability. If you have any questions, please ask before bidding. FREE SHIPPING IN USA. Payment is expected within 5 days of auction close. FOREIGN SALES: Shipping this item to another country requires that it will only be sent with full INSURANCE and TRACKING which is EXPENSIVE. International bidders should first ask about exact shipping costs. Payment in $USA funds onlyThank You. FREEMASONRY, ODD FELLOWSHIP & MASONS Known as the "Three Link Fraternity", the various Orders of” Odd Fellows” around the world, while often being mislabeled as belonging to the Masonic fraternity (which they were not), were nonetheless heavily connected to Freemasonry in more then just a small handful of ways. Inspired by Freemasonry, the Odd Fellows as a movement came to America from England (eventually splitting from the “Manchester Unity Order of Odd Fellows”) and by the 1880's they had become one of the largest (and due to their phenomenal insurance benefits, they at one time were THE largest) of all so-called "Secret" or Fraternal Societies in the United States (even outnumbering the Masons). While borrowing many Masonic symbols and regalia, such as the use of Aprons, images of Skulls, Beehives, the All-Seeing-Eye, Globes among hundreds of other Masonic elements and also following along the esoteric and spiritual lines of the Masonic Brotherhood, the Odd Fellows performed a wide variety of colorful and esoteric oriented rituals and initiations. Unjustly condemned by misguided segments within Catholicism and some other churches as being an Occult organization, with Pagan and even Satanic ideals, the misunderstood Odd Fellows, nonetheless thrived greatly during that early period. Standing for the universal human principles of "Friendship, Love and Truth", the group formed a significant nucleus of esoteric America and other parts of the world such as England, the Netherlands, Australia, etc. It should be mentioned that the Odd Fellows, like the Masons existed all over the world. While today no longer a prominent presence, curiously, there are still branches in Europe, Australia, etc. One often recognizes this Order by the three letters, "FLT" which stand for "FRIENDSHIP, LOVE & TRUTH" and which appears on much of their regalia. Their mottos included the following: VISIT THE SICK, RELIEVE THE DISTRESSED, BURY THE DEAD and EDUCATE THE ORPHANS. Much forgotten is the fact that (perhaps because of the insurance benefits), over two thirds (if not more) of all Odd Fellows consisted of members who also belonged to Masonry. Although today quite a small organization, we ourselves are aware of individual Odd Fellow members who are also active in their Masonic Lodges. The military-like “Patriarchs Militant”, once a spectacular feature as units in massive parades, with their extravagant costumes and brandishing their highly ornate swords, betray the obvious influence of the Masonic Order of Knights Templar. Dual membership in Odd Fellowship and Freemasonry was once very common. For reference purposes, below are two historic photographs: The first shows a jointly owned old building which served both as Odd Fellows Hall and Masonic Temple: This 19th Century Tombstone shows how very passionate this individual was about his membership in both the Masonic and Odd Fellow orders. CHECK OUR AUCTIONS EACH WEEK FOR A WIDE SELECTION OF THE FINEST MASONIC & FRATERNAL SOCIETY SWORDS, ANTIQUES & OTHER FASCINATING QUALITY COLLECTIBLES! AND NOW...OUR LOVELY ITEM! NICE ANTIQUE LADIES ODD FELLOWS ENAMEL JEWEL! Notice of Copyright Ownership Please be advised that ALL and ANY parts of this Auction Ad are fully protected under the rules of International Copyright Law. Any unauthorized reproduction of any part or parts of this auction ad (text & picture) is in direct violation of the law as well as of eBay rules. No part or parts of this ad may be reproduced without permission.
Price: 45.99 USD
Location: New York, New York
End Time: 2024-11-30T02:05:25.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Organization: Odd Fellows
Year: Early 1900's
Independent Order of Odd Fellows: Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Ladies Auxiliary Patriarchs Militant: Ladies Auxiliary Patriarchs Militant
Secret Society, Symbols, Mystic, History: Secret Society, Symbols, Mystic, History
Fraternal Organizations, Freemasonry: Fraternal Organizations, Freemasonry