1893 Whitehead and Hoag Fraternal Shaking Hands Pin Back Badge folk art carved head I really like the big

I really like the big leafy branches at either side

Hydrometer measures 7 1/4" long x 3/4" wide

Easily mounted on the wall

" who would use them to gather a crew by rendering unsuspecting victims on shore unconscious

The front of the postcard is signed with what looks to read R

1893 Whitehead and Hoag Fraternal Shaking Hands Pin Back Badge folk art carved head I really like the bigI love how objects resonate in different ways at different times I can't look at this antique Masonic badge at the moment without thinking about Kamala Harris using a handshake at the beginning of the first presidential debate to launch the process of disarming Donald Trump. But, more enduringly, a great and iconic symbol of fraternal brotherhood specifically, and friendship more broadly, and I'd like to think gracious welcoming and mutual respect,