Friendship, love and truth! This trivet is a stamped Wilton solid brass trivet that was made for the Independent Order of Oddfellows.
Borrowed from Wikipedia: The exact origin of Oddfellowship is involved in obscurity. It must have had a beginning, but just when and where, no historian has ever been able to ascertain. All of its history prior to the introduction of the Order into England is merely conjecture founded upon proofless, and, in most cases, absurd traditions.
— "History" page of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in America[16]
Great antiquity has been claimed for the order ... Oddfellows themselves, however, now generally admit that the institution cannot be traced back beyond the first half of the 18th century.
— Encyclopædia Britannica (1911)[9]
Maybe you're an "Oddfellow" or just love the idea of displaying an old piece that celebrates a historical group that included members like: Franklin Roosevelt, John Nance Garner and Wyatt Earp. Either way, this is a neat piece.
Measures:
7 3/4" long
5" wide
Vintage Wilton Odd Fellows Lodge Brass Trivet
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