Antique Acorn Grange South Cushing, ME Patrons of Husbandry Secretary's Ribbon with Many Hands bone rule with Portland written on the

with Portland written on the side

or sometimes "persuader"--likely dates to the early 19th century

1880s trade card for Emerson

with hand-painted details everywhere

as if the heat of the sun lighting that orange sky were foreshadowing his melting away

Antique Acorn Grange South Cushing, ME Patrons of Husbandry Secretary's Ribbon with Many Hands bone rule with Portland written on theI love an old ribbon badge and couldn't resist this one, with two sets of shaking hands on front (another on reverse) and best of all a writing hand at top. And at first I read that as Secretary Poe (rather than POH) as in Edgar Allen, writing away with his feather pen! Red, white and blue and a sheaf of wheat with crescent moon to boot. Late 19th early 20th c. I believe, Grand No 418 of South Cushing, Maine, 7 7 8" including metallic thread fringe x