"AMERICAN ORDER OF OWLS 1908" BIG HEAVY BADGE FOR "NEST NO. 201."
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Auction:
Auction #209 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1144 in auction 209
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Item Description
5-1/8" tall very heavy probable brass badge but with a copper finish. Date and fraternal order name are on the top panel with draped flags and this piece suspends a figural dagger. Middle piece is a log carrying the inscription "Nest No. 201" and below this is a rectangle formed by logs with center area showing a large owl perched on the top of a cut-away log with three smaller owls at the center. The surrounding logs carry the words "Integrity/Fraternity/Equality/Liberty." Reverse of hanger has an extra bar indicating there was once a backing ribbon now gone but otherwise condition is NM displaying Mint. From the Hake Collection and only example we've seen in five decades. Comes with Hake's COA.
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