Rag & Bone Pt. 5: Some Odd Fellows

A few items from my Odd Fellows collection, mostly trinkets I've picked up at junk shops and swap meets. 

Brush and Boots

I thought I might throw up a few pics since I don't have time to do a real update.

I've been so busy working on big things and with amazing people following their passions and doing things the right way, the quality way.

 Found this old cloth brush at a garage sale for a buck. Says cloth, works on boots too.

Red Wings "Iron Ranger" 8111

Secrets...

 Independent Order of Odd Fellows {I.O.O.F}

 

Modern Woodmen Of America {M.W.A}

Goat Riders!

An Odd Fellows pendant showing a blindfolded man riding a goat, a favorite fraternal pastime. 

The best thing ever captured on film.

Goat Ride.

Shorpy

I just discovered Shorpy.

"{Shorpy} is a vintage photo blog featuring thousands of high-definition images from the 1850s to 1950s. The site is named after Shorpy Higginbotham, a teenage coal miner who lived 100 years ago." ~ Shorpy.com

Here are a few of my favorite's from Shorpy: 

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1896 "Bachelors' Glee Club, U.S.S. Maine."

Pipes and a banjo! 

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1917 "Grand Army of the Republic. Emblem carved in wood by switchman at peace monument."

As a collector of Odd Fellows antiques I love this image!  As an artist I am amazed by his wood carving skills! He has all the Odd Fellow's symbols in this piece.  Follow the link and look at the large image file, you'll see what I mean.  

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1918 "Old house, Md. Ave. N.E. Built by Thomas Taylor in 1876."

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 1920 "O.J. DeMoll Co., Autocar truck."
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1890 "Grand Lodge I.O.O.F. of Dakotas. Street Parade." 

This is actually from Ghost Cowboy –which later moved over to Shorpy– 

but I had to share this photo of an Odd Fellows parade in Deadwood

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All images from Shorpy.com, visit and support.