Badge, Fraternal

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Badge, Fraternal

Entry/Object ID

1.03.145 a,b

Description

(a) Badge. Material: textile, metal. Size: 9" L, x 2 1/2" W. Description: reversible ribbon (black on one side red on the other) printed in silver "Comee Lodge, No. 25 I.O.O.F. Waseca, Minn." - gold metal with "Comee Lodge, No. 25," on first part - "Member" attached to secand part - and "I.O.O.F." with Odd Fellows seal - label stamped on back "The Mclilley & Co. Columbus, O." (b) Box. Material: cardboard, metal. Size: 3 1/2" W. x 28" L. Description: brown cardboard - 4 metal staples on each end.

Context

Waseca organization: Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.), a secret society for the mutual aid and benefit of the members, originated in England in the 18th Century. Odd Fellows Comee Lodge # 25 "Funeral Badge". Worn at services of deceased members. The Odd Fellows had elaborate ceremonies and helped in the burial of members.

Cataloged By

pauline

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Badge, Fraternal

Class

Personal Symbol

Category

Communication Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

February 16, 2004

Update Date

November 21, 2024