Antique Acorn Grange South Cushing, ME Patrons of Husbandry Secretary's Ribbon with Many Hands educational object done on faintly ruled paper

done on faintly ruled paper

One of the two original loop handles on the lid of the basket is missing

but I'll forever look for more as I think they're fantastic--excellent looking and challenging for the brain as well as the manual dexterity

which I think would be the perfect thing to hang above one's desk

but to my eye a wonderful and evocative one--and the inked lettering spelling out Shut Open Open just makes me swoon

Antique Acorn Grange South Cushing, ME Patrons of Husbandry Secretary's Ribbon with Many Hands educational object done on faintly ruled paperI 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