1893 Whitehead and Hoag Fraternal Shaking Hands Pin Back Badge folk art carved head Hydrometer measures 7 1/4" long

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

I'd love to see these put to good use

which I'd guess dates to the 1920s

The sides of the cardboard box are covered in woven cloth

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

1893 Whitehead and Hoag Fraternal Shaking Hands Pin Back Badge folk art carved head Hydrometer measures 7 1/4" longI 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,