MEDAL FOR I.O.O.F. REPRESENTATIVE TO MAY 1913 LOS ANGELES MEETING
Entry/Object ID
2004.223.1.1
Description
MEDAL FOR I.O.O.F. REPRESENTATIVE TO MAY 1913 LOS ANGELES MEETING
Color: Blue; Gold; Red; White
A representative's pin to the 61st Annual Session of the Grand Lodge of California, International Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) at Los Angeles, May 1913. The top has an ornate gold metal field with the word "REPRESENTATIVE" on a bakelite insert within the field. Attached to this is a red ribbon with the meeting information on it. Part of the ribbon is enclosed within another metal field and the organization initials are on this portion. Two chain links attach a circular gold metal pendant to the rest of the object. Within this is a photograph and the name of Grand Master Charles L. Snyder on a bakelite insert. On the reverse of the photo is the name and address of the manufacturer, B. Pasquale Co. of San Francisco. In good overall condition, the artifact has light soiling, minor discoloration of the ribbon and fading of its lettering, stains on the back of the ribbon, some tarnish on the reverse of the medal pieces, and discoloration to the bakelite portions.
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Three-dimensional, Pins (Fasteners), International Order of Odd Fellows, B. Pasquale Co., Friendly societies--Los Angeles (Calif.), Congresses and conventions--Los Angeles (Calif.)
