Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

"Czlonkini " Badge, Wyandotte, Michigan
1938
Maker not marked
USA (possibly)
Silk, metal, paper, cellulose, ink
5-1/2"w x 2"w x 1/4"d
Gift of Beth Jacobsen
2020.022.8

"Czlonkini " Badge, Wyandotte, Michigan. Badge has rectangular stamped gold-colored metal pin bar at top with decorative border and window with white plastic-coated paper insert inside which reads, "CZLONKINI". Suspended from pin bar is double ribbon, the front one of which is light blue silk (likely) ribbon with gold text stamped on it, "TOW. OLTARZA / POD WEZWANIEM / SW. CECYLII / w PARAFII / SW [illeg.]ISLAWA KOSTKI / [illeg.] R. P. 1938 / [illeg.] DOTTE, MICH.". Ribbon gathered into gold metal ring at bottom, with shield-shaped badge hanging from it. Badge has stamped gold-colored metal border around black and white photograph of woman looking up at two angels. On reverse, black ribbon with silver text stamped on it: "TOW. OLTARZA / POD WEZWANIEM / SW. CECYLII / w PARAFII / SW. STANISLAWA KOSTKI / Z[illeg.] R. P. 1938 / WYANDOTTE, MICH.". Same image as on front within reverse side of badge.