watch fob, "Knights of Pythias" - an independent American fraternal organization, bronze, guilding, enamel, USA, beginning of 20th cent., J.M. Fisher & Co., total length 17 cm, pendant 3.7 x 2.7 cm. The Knights of Pythias fraternal order is an influential American secret society founded in 1864. The organization is built on the principles of friendship, charity, and benevolence (the FCB motto). Although the order is not a Masonic lodge, it shares a similar structure and rituals. At various times, prominent historical figures were members of the organization, including US Presidents William McKinley and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, and jazz legend Louis Armstrong
| type: | watch fob |
|---|---|
| title: | watch fob, "Knights of Pythias" - an independent American fraternal organization |
| material: | bronze |
| material: | guilding |
| material: | enamel |
| country: | USA |
| period: | beginning of 20th cent. |
| craftsman / workshop / manufactory: | J.M. Fisher & Co. |
| additional information: | total length 17 cm, pendant 3.7 x 2.7 cm. The Knights of Pythias fraternal order is an influential American secret society founded in 1864. The organization is built on the principles of friendship, charity, and benevolence (the FCB motto). Although the order is not a Masonic lodge, it shares a similar structure and rituals. At various times, prominent historical figures were members of the organization, including US Presidents William McKinley and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, and jazz legend Louis Armstrong |
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