More info needed on these 3 items.

[IowaRelic]

Dug these in an old yard permission I have.
Item 1 I believe is a hat pin maybe?
Item 2 is possibly Masonic medal? Our lodge suffered a massive fire in 1912, the building was from the 1850s. It was extinguished in 20 below temps so the stone building became an iceberg. The photos are quite cool. https://www.google.com/search?q=keo...oECAwQBA&biw=375&bih=553#imgrc=WrvKm0B3Dn3fKM
Item 3 is what I think may be just a large pin or a cloak clasp? Unsure about it. And what the stone may be? It has a iridescent quality.

 

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[IowaRelic]

More pics of the last item

 

[trdking]

Your hat pin is a pocket watch crown and stem. 1870' to 1890's This type is referred to as a Ball Crown

 

[Plug N Play]

Wondering if this might be a ring ? Onyx stone ... possibly jet .

 

[Finder Bear]

I’m inclined to believe the medallion is not Masonic in nature but perhaps and off shoot of a similar club like the knights of Malta, demolay, knights of Columbus, or some other Masonic like organization. I am a Mason and I have never seen anything like it usually you will see the symbols or tools on any medallion and even a lodge name and number. so I did a reverse image google search and it didn’t yield anything profitable. Sweet find none the less. Congrats!

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Im out of data so I cant search any further but it looks like the ROYAL ARCANUM https://www.ebay.ie/itm/1913-ROYAL-...dal-pinback-/113699975124?hash=item1a790befd4

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[Bigcypresshunter]

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[trdking]

Wondering if this might be a ring ? Onyx stone ... possibly jet .

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I was going to chime in and say ring but you mentioned broach and did not give any reference to size. If it sits well on your finger it is a ring. You can see where the shanks are broken

 

[IowaRelic]

I was going to chime in and say ring but you mentioned broach and did not give any reference to size. If it sits well on your finger it is a ring. You can see where the shanks are broken

I noticed this as well. The band would have been thin. In my first post it’s by a US quarter for scale, first pic

 

[IowaRelic]

Plug n play , thanks for the I’d, you too trdking. Bear finder, I was also concerned by the absence of the compass and square icons. But research on a grand council here kept turning up info on the Masonic lodge at Dodge theater building. Thanks again guys!

 

[IowaRelic]

Im out of data so I cant search any further but it looks like the ROYAL ARCANUM https://www.ebay.ie/itm/1913-ROYAL-...dal-pinback-/113699975124?hash=item1a790befd4

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Looked for a good while and found nothing on this imagery. Thank you!

 

[trdking]

I noticed this as well. The band would have been thin. In my first post it’s by a US quarter for scale, first pic

Of course there is a quarter there. Do you think I saw it? Deeeerrrr

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Looked for a good while and found nothing on this imagery. Thank you!

Google Royal Arcanum. Its a fraternal benefit society organized in 1877.. Im out of data so its hard for me to search images. It took me hours to find these.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Roy...5rniAhXtQd8KHQapAiQQ_AUIESgE&biw=1120&bih=511

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I’m inclined to believe the medallion is not Masonic in nature but perhaps and off shoot of a similar club like the knights of Malta, demolay, knights of Columbus, or some other Masonic like organization. I am a Mason and I have never seen anything like it usually you will see the symbols or tools on any medallion and even a lodge name and number. so I did a reverse image google search and it didn’t yield anything profitable. Sweet find none the less. Congrats!

Its Royal Arcanum.

 

[Joe-Dirt]

I’m inclined to believe the medallion is not Masonic in nature but perhaps and off shoot of a similar club like the knights of Malta, demolay, knights of Columbus, or some other Masonic like organization. I am a Mason and I have never seen anything like it usually you will see the symbols or tools on any medallion and even a lodge name and number. so I did a reverse image google search and it didn’t yield anything profitable. Sweet find none the less. Congrats!

I’m a Mason as well and I’ve never seen anything like that, I was thinking G.A.R. or Ku klux klan, the klan was big during that time frame even in Iowa

 

[Hawks88]

Nice finds. Congrats

 

[CRUSADER]

3rd item is a watch winder, probably from a large early 1900s fob watch when they started changing over from the small key.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

i think all 3 have been SOLVED

 

[nagant]

here's a link about Royal Arcanum keokuk.. https://books.google.com/books?id=R...kQAQ#v=onepage&q=Royal Arcanum keokuk&f=false