Nice relic day

StratTone · Sep 28, 2019

It wasn't in the cards for me to find old coins today but I did manage one wheat. I honestly found a good amount of stuff I'm not sure about. I do know I found an m.c. Lille Georgia state milita button. I see they are from 1870 through WWII. Anybody know how to tell the age?

I also have this badge/medal/pin that says grand commander of Georgia Athens 1911. Best I can find is that it isn't an order of the knights or Freemason type thing. I'm having trouble figuring out what that position entails or what this might be from.

The mom badge to me looks like a motorcycle head badge but I wasn't able to find any like it to confirm.

The brass comb thing? No idea. Lol

Bayoutalker · Sep 28, 2019

Flip MOM over. I believe it is Woodmen of the World.

Cliff

StratTone · Sep 28, 2019

Bayoutalker said:
Flip MOM over. I believe it is Woodmen of the World.

Cliff

Thank you!!! I was wondering why there was axes and wood on it. Lol

Is it a motorcycle badge?

Bayoutalker · Sep 28, 2019

StratTone said:
Thank you!!! I was wondering why there was axes and wood on it. Lol

Is it a motorcycle badge?

Doubtful. Possibly a car badge but might be mc.

Cliff

waltr · Sep 29, 2019

The comb is for horses.
The brass piece with the heart is to cover the buckle on horse tack.

StratTone · Sep 29, 2019

waltr said:
The comb is for horses.
The brass piece with the heart is to cover the buckle on horse tack.

Thank you very much for that! I didn't even know even know where to start with that one.

Mtc8966 · Sep 29, 2019

Got some interesting finds there.

DougF · Sep 29, 2019

Great finds - the badge also has the motto "in hoc signo vinces" on the banner beneath the center Maltese cross, which is used by the Knights Templar, and numerous other Christian-based organizations.

lumbercamp · Sep 29, 2019

Woodmen of the World is an insurance company. A century or more ago, the tombstones were shaped like a tree trunk. You could walk by it in the woods and not even notice it. The tree trunks got too expensive to make , so they switched to a small tree branch. There are 3 tree trunks in the county I live in, plus a couple branches. Too many people add an "s" after wood, which is not correct.

StratTone · Sep 30, 2019

DougF said:
Great finds - the badge also has the motto "in hoc signo vinces" on the banner beneath the center Maltese cross, which is used by the Knights Templar, and numerous other Christian-based organizations.

Nice! I was having a hard time making that out. From what I "think" I understand the person who had this was a part of the commandery and was awarded this from the commander?

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