FLORIDA ESTATE SALES INC.
Lot 163357:
Description
Vintage Freemason fraternity clip and button / pin.
While not a secret society, per se, the Freemasons have secret passwords and rituals that originate with the medieval guild. “In the original guild, there were three stages: Apprentice, Fellowcraft and Master Masons who oversaw everyone working on a site. Today, these degrees are more philosophical.”
Fun fact: Freemasons inspired America’s first political third party!
In the realm of politics, the first third party in the United States, the Anti-Masonic Party, formed in 1828 in response to fears that the group was growing too secretive and powerful. Many of its members touted conspiracy theories about the Freemasons, with some leaders claiming that an infamous murder of the time had occurred at the hands of the Masons, in an effort to keep the victim from revealing the organization’s secrets.
Weight: 20.2 Grams
Size: ~.5″ pin & 2″ clip
Condition: (Refer to photos.)
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