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Masonic Valley of Toledo Member Medal
1903
Whitehead & Hoag Co.
USA: New Jersey, Newark
Metal, silk, celluloid
overall: 4-1/4"h x 2"w x 1-1/4"d
Gift of Valley of Columbus, Ohio, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, USA
99.013.22

Masonic Valley of Toledo Member Medal; metal pin bar with celluloid insert, "Member," suspending a white silk ribbon inscribed "Reunion/ Valley of Toledo/ A.& A.S.R.M./ Todedo, Ohio/ May, 1903"; hanging from ribbon is medallion with celluloid insert of compass and "Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite".


Ribbons and badges have long been ubiquitous at Masonic gatherings. These souvenirs identified participants and their affiliations, commemorated a range of different kinds of meetings, ceremonies, and galas, and were a clear way for members to declare support for their Masonic group.



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