Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Patriotic Order of Americans 10th Annual Session Badge
1906
J. William Shaw
USA: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Silk, metal, paper, ink, plastic
6"h x 2"w x 1/4"d
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. David Goss
2019.008.38

Patriotic Order of Americans 10th Annual Session Badge. Pin bar at top has decorative, cast gold-colored metal border with off-white plastic-coated paper (likely) insert which bears the black printed text, "P. O. of A." on it. Suspended from bar is a blue silk ribbon bearing stamped text in gold ink, "10TH ANNUAL / SESSION / National Camp / [decorative line] / ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. / OCT. 23-24, 1906.". Ribbon fringed at bottom. Suspended from pin bar on top of blue ribbon is a narrower, short red, white, and blue striped ribbon with a badge hanging from it that sits above the aforementioned text; badge is circular with a cast decorative bronze-colored metal border, and a black and white image of a lighthouse with cityscape below on it, made of plastic-coated paper (likely). On reverse, pin bar at top; manufacturer's label applied at bottom: square piece of off-white paper with brown stamped text "J. WM. SHAW, / 1338 RUSH ST., / PHILA. PA." surrounded by a decorative border.