Woodsmen Medal

[doublet2a]

Can't make out the writing on the back
Has a picture of a tree stump with 2 axes stuck into it
So i know it's probably a W.O.W. medal
And writing all around
Any Help??
Thanks

Tim

 

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[True_Metal]

What does W.O.W mean?

Have you tried to clean it up and see what is written on it?

 

[Montana Jim]

Your second picture is upside down... it says:

WOODMAN OF THE WORLD GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY 1890 - 1940

I have no idea who the dudes on the other side are...

 

[Sky_Warrior]

its weird............BUT A GREAT FIND!!!!!!!!

SEMPER FI

 

[stoney56]

A fraternal group and I'm sure one of the men is Joseph Cullen Root, the founder.

 

[doublet2a]

Hey Jim,, Why do you think the second pic is upside down
Look at the axe on the right, there are 2 axes, left & right, and the big thing between them looks like a tree trunk
Her's a pic turned upside down,
Hope you can see what I am talking about
Guess I'm just bored

Tim

 

[Montana Jim]

Because it's a stump... there is a sledge hammer and an axe leaning against the stump, a common WOW theme.

Also... because of this... LMAO

 

[Fast_Dave]

Like they said, 50th anniversary medal, shows Joseph Cullen Root, D E Emmett Bradshaw and William Alexander Fraser. In case you're interested, you can get a brand new one for $7.95 plus shipping on Ebay.

 

[unclejesse67]

How big is that medal? Cool find.

O/T: where do you live Montanajim?

 

[Montana Jim]

How big is that medal? Cool find.

O/T: where do you live Montanajim?

Great Falls

 

[unclejesse67]

How big is that medal? Cool find.

O/T: where do you live Montanajim?

Great Falls

I should've known when I saw USAF Ret.

 

[True_Metal]

Never heard of em?

Must be a regional thing?

 

[stoney56]

FYI, another thing is if you see a cemetary with some old headstones that look like tree stumps-chances are they were probably members.

 

[doublet2a]

Now that's the kind of info I expect from you pro's!!!


Thanks

Mark as solved

Tim

 

[Monty]

I'm pretty sure the Woodsmen organizations was a kind of group insurance deal. Monty

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Now that's the kind of info I expect from you pro's!!!


Thanks

Mark as solved

Tim

You need to do it yourself, Tim. Go back to first post. click modify. click the v to the right of message icon. scroll down and click on "solved".

 

[Montana Jim]

I'm pretty sure the Woodsmen organizations was a kind of group insurance deal. Monty

Was, and still is

 

[NGE]

Quite a few years ago, I dug up a pewter ring here in lower Michigan. In a park that dates back to the late 1800's. The ring has many raised symbols on it, I researched it, and found it to be a W.O.W. ring, the symbols correspond to a "totem" that is outside a cemetery in the upper penninsula of michigan. On the headstones of the graves are these symbols, representing the ranks that these members had reached in the organization. And whoever said that it was an insurance organization is correct...........Notgittinenny

 

[North Florida Beach Hunter]

I was glad to read this topic. I dug up one of these with a detector years ago, at a park in Tucson, Arizona. It was in great shape, but had much patina from laying there so long. I think it had been in the ground for about 30 or 40 years. I always wondered if it had much value.

 

[DugHoles]

It's such a cool find.......definately a rare one

Cheers!

Dugholes