nvchris Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Any Ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimshot Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 The 1st was I think stands for the Grand Army of the Republic. Looking at the circle on it, it resembles the circle in the first medal picture on this page.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Army_of_the_RepublicThe 2nd picture something to do with ISLAM but can't find much on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Au Seeker Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Though I couldn't find another image exactly the same as the second plaque, the following information, I believe should solve the origins of that plaque,The second plaque appears to be from the "Islam Temple" in San Francisco a new meeting "temple" built by the Masons in 1918, though the Masons didn't practice Islam, the Masonic Arabian/Islamic theme was chosen long ago because of a trip made by one of the founders of the Masons after he attended a party in Marseilles given by an Arabian diplomat, this was of course before the Islamic movement to take over the world as we see today, in earlier history of the Shriners the Fez (the hat worn by Shriners) did in fact have "Islam" printed on the Fez, but it's rare to see that word on the Fez worn by Shriners today.Logo of the Shriners of North America.http://wikipedia.sfs...e_Mystic_Shrinehttp://freepages.gen...ton/sfislam.htmhttp://www.noehill.c...marks/sf195.asphttp://www.ebay.com/...e-/310464588726 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoser John Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 2 hits right outta the park and such great finds also!! Both would have been very HIGHLY prized by their owners,any story as to the finds?? so cool-John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvchris Posted December 27, 2012 Author Share Posted December 27, 2012 Thank you guys for the research, you have confirmed my guesses. We have no idea on how/when we got them. We have been re organizing a catchall room and this and more oddities were in a box.More mysteries from the Down Under Treasure days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnno Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 darn, just trying to catch up and saw this and before I got a chance to enlarge the photo, Kat jumped in and said, yeah that's the Shriner's. I remember that from when I was a kid, they used to be in all of the parades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoser John Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 YAHOO treasures found are refound and that's cool too. It's happened to me on occasion too as a box that has been moved a dozen times throughout the years is opened and "SAY WHAT??" happens -John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp90macs Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 I know what you mean Hoser John. I can finally say that I have completely move all my worldly possession out of Vermont and to my home here in Arizona. A move that have taken the last eight years to complete. Opening a box to see what is inside bring back a lot of memories and the same idea..."What the $%&%" did I save that for?More Au to you, Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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