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Amicable Society coat of arms. They were essentially the first life insurance company in the world.
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Collection of fraternal cabinet cards
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The dove and serpent topped the Amicable Society's coat of arms; prudens simplicitas (prudent simplicity) was their motto. The unusual choice of creatures may refer to a biblical quotation in which Jesus exhorted followers to be "wise as serpents, gentle as doves."
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Odd Fellows sewer pipe. What DIDN'T they brand?!
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An amazing Odd Fellows insignia, handpainted on a fabric backround. Via Thriftaholifc
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Nancy Stockdale You may enjoy my friend Jason Kelly's blog on Secret Societies: http://hellfiresecrets.word... He is an historian of them, wrote a book on the society of the Dilettanti called The Society of Dilettanti: Archaeology and Identity in the British Enlightenment, and was a colleague of mine in grad school.