Antique M.C. Lilley & Co. Masonic Embroidery Color

Storage find.This collar has a labem MC Lilley & Co. Masonic collar,has a star with one jewel.measure from collar to end 17". I researched many collars.Some has old fellow,some say official collar.What is this collar.What's odd fellow.Some information please,what's the one jewel for.From what I can tell so far age is maybe late 1800's-1920's.There's a name inside quilted lining.

 

The Odd Fellows are another fraternal organization.

 

Si it's not masonic,this collar an odd fellow or what

 

I meant so

 

I don't know, but you asked:

 

Several years ago I bought a Lot of antique Odd Fellow items - badges, belts buckles, collars, awards, hats, etc. and after a while started listing some of it. I was amazed at how quickly and $$$ it went for - a lot to a museum in the Mid-West.

 

The crossed shepherd's crooks are the symbol of a pastor or guardian. I do not recognize the decoration as Masonic, but there are so many affiliated organizations & so many rituals, I don't begin to know them all.

 

ok thanks

 

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Thanks so much!

 

I wonder why the two halves aren't identical? One side has the star and the other side has the crossed crooks.

 

As for the date, the company used the word "The" at the beginning of their name (as on your label) from 1882-1925. That doesn't narrow it down very much. Here is a link to the source from which I got that information. It also gives a brief history of the company.
https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/ohio/id/13832/

 

Thanks!

 

Thanks!