Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Charm Bracelet with Fraternal Charms
Maker not marked
USA
Silver, enamel
overall: 6"l (extended) x 1-1/2"w
Gift of Florence E. Connor
2020.023.1

Charm Bracelet with Fraternal Charms. Silver chain link bracelet has 15 charms attached to it and a rectangluar, hinged snap clasp. Charms, clockwise from clasp end, include a windmill; a maiden; a dog (possibly a Schnauzer or Airedale); a Ladies' Oriental Shrine of North America emblem of an oval with a Sphinx, double tiger claws, and a lotus with the text, "L.O.S. / OF N.A."; a four-leaf clover or shamrock; a bus with blue enamel on its side; a charm in the shape of the state of Vermont, with raised text "VERMONT / MONTPELIER / [star] / RUTLAND / [tree]"; a maple leaf; an Order of the Eastern Star emblem with an openwork five-point star, with multicolored enamel on its face, inside a wreath; a charm in the shape of the state of Minnesota, with a dark grey front and the raised, vertically oriented text, "[ear of corn] / MINNESOTA / MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL [star, with pig below]"; a cigarette lighter; a disk with a raised design of an anchor and "USN" on it; the Liberty Bell; a small terrier dog; and a charm in the shape of the state of OHIO, with the raised text, "TOLEDO CLEVELAND / COLUMBUS [a man pushing a tire] / [star] / OHIO / CINCINNATI".

For more information, see blog post, September 24, 2020, https://nationalheritagemuseum.typepad.com/library_and_archives/2020/09/a-family-affair.html