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fioti Pillar of the Community United States 4212 Posts	Posted 12/12/2011 12:01 pm I may be overstepping my bounds, but this piece is driving me nuts. Got it off an old refridgerator, therefore the glued on magnet. Apparently someone didn't realize what they had. I've been offered 100. at the Grange Hall. Maybe someone here has ties to this organization. It's a fob, I'm guessing. Not the best of pics, the itemis 3/8 inch thich, which leads me to believe it op4ens somehow. Acetone wont budge the magnet. With the inscriptions, I have to think it's more than just junk. Any input appreciated! Report this Post to the Staff

alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 12/12/2011 1:12 pm From the inscription H T W S S T K S, it's obviously Masonic. This leads me to believe that it probably opens into some kind of cross shape like a Masonic Orb. How is another matter Report this Post to the Staff
colonialjohn Pillar of the Community United States 1757 Posts	Posted 12/19/2011 10:01 am HMMM ... Masonic. I agree ... the handshake symbol. Report this Post to the Staff
allranger Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 12/19/2011 10:21 am Yeah, I agree that the handshake symbol probably indicates it is Masonic. I've seen that symbol before on their stuff. Report this Post to the Staff
RogerRamjet Valued Member United States 172 Posts	Posted 12/23/2011 12:58 am Agree it's Masonic and that the thickness is unusual. If it's a container, the edge of an opening would have to be hidden under the magnet or hidden by the design. Any chance the circular patterns on the front hide the edges of a threaded lid? Report this Post to the Staff
Nevol Formerly nancyc Australia 5385 Posts	Posted 12/23/2011 01:05 am If you have a friendly Jeweler, why not get him to take a look at it. He might even come up with a way of removing the magnet. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved Report this Post to the Staff
Philski New Member Australia 40 Posts	Posted 12/23/2011 05:04 am i found one exactly the same less magnet with 2 images Obverse? reverse? Google images "HTWSSTKS" details in Auction listing X-REF: Masonic: U.S. Chapter Pennies S-TN Enameled item (not coin) 1845. TN P: Knoxville Pearl #24 GOLD Hand Engraved!. RARE GOLD keystone-shaped, "J.R. Edwards", etc; HTWSSTKS (enameled black) in circle around hand with first two fingers raised. Finely detailed, neatly hand engraved GOLD 23mm wide, about XF, possibly once mounted from top. RARE Gold Masonic! $100.00-125.00+ Color Cover Photo. taken from: exonumia dotcom Edited by Philski 12/23/2011 05:08 am Report this Post to the Staff
Philski New Member Australia 40 Posts	Posted 12/23/2011 05:18 am sorry just out of my own interest,, the piece was used in masonic initiation rituals taken from darkfiber dotcom/tomb/htwsstks.html The candidate is then furnished with a block representing a keystone, which he is requested to carry between the thumb and two first fingers of the right hand, the other fingers clinched with the nails tight against the palm, the arm extended down perpendicularly at the side. The two officers carry their blocks in the same manner. The three are styled "Workmen from the quarries." As we have before said, the block which the candidate carries represents a keystone, and has the initials H. T. W. S. S. T. K. S. engraved upon it in a circle. cool huh, Report this Post to the Staff
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