Badge, Membership
Object number2010.49.1
Mediumsilk; various metals
Credit LineGift of Ruth Byrd Smith
DescriptionFraternal badge with pinback bar at top and two-sided ribbon. Front of pinback bar has color image of two hands shaking is a purple silk ribbon; gold metallic text on front with organization information. Attached to plate, in front of purple ribbon, is a smaller white silk ribbon with two American flags crossed in center. Medallion attached on bottom edge of ribbon with image of an elk. Reverse side is a black ribbon with silver metallic writing with organization information. Gold metallic tassels on bottom edge of purple and black ribbon.Dimensions2.75 x 9 in. (7 x 22.9 cm)InscriptionsGold metallic text on ribbon "TRI-BORO / LODGE NO. 515 / I.B.P.O.E.W. / BRADDOCK, PA."
Reverse side has silver metallic writing, "In Memoriam / TRI-BORO / LODGE NO. 515 / I.B.P.O.E.W. / BRADDOCK, PA."
Historical NotesPart of a collection belonging to James W, Carter a township commissioner of North Versailles, Pennsylvania, from the 1920s to the 1960s. Carter was a member of several fraternal organizations including the American Woodmen, Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows, and the Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elk of the World Lodge 515.
Previous owner
James Walter Carter
Related institution
Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World
On View
Not on view
c. 1893
