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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Northern Lights Lodge, post: 3198684, member: 13464&quot;]Hi everyone,</p><p>I posted sometime ago; someplace that I was working on a family embroidery book project to house some insignificant family items. An aunt recently sent me some additional items to add to the pages. Among the items was this ring. All she said was that it was her grandfather Leonard&#039;s. I believe he lived in the Chicago area - and married 1896. I believe that he was a lather - and therefore in building trades. Could it possibly be &quot;masonic&quot;? It is in horrible condition. SO so worn!</p><p>[ATTACH]296169[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]296169[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]296170[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I &quot;think&#039; the stuff at the top and bottom of the oval are not words... under magnification, they just look like a design - what&#039;s left of it. I only see scratches on the inside and a splice on the inside back/outside back... leading me to believe that it could have been made smaller/ perhaps because it had been broken?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]296171[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>It is obviously VERY VERY well worn.&nbsp; I do know that this man&#039;s father was in the Civil War. Is it possible that it is older than Leonard? and perhaps is Civil War related?</p><p><br /></p><p>Dare I clean it up? I doubt that it has any value... not even sure it is sterling.</p><p><br /></p><p>No matter the outcome; it is the perfect thing to add to the book of family mementoes!</p><p><br /></p><p>Merry Christmas!</p><p>Cheerio Leslie[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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