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original c. 1920's interior fraternal lodge office door ornamental cast bronze emblematic elks doorknob
  • original c. 1920's interior fraternal lodge office door ornamental cast bronze emblematic elks doorknob
  • original c. 1920's interior fraternal lodge office door ornamental cast bronze emblematic elks doorknob
original c. 1920's interior fraternal lodge office door ornamental cast bronze emblematic elks doorknob

original c. 1920's interior fraternal lodge office door ornamental cast bronze emblematic elks doorknob

SKU: UR-11931-11
c. 1920's antique american interior fraternal lodge office door emblematic "elks" doorknob salvaged from a chicago-based lodge. the figural doorknob featuring the elks logo is comprised of cast bronze. likely fabricated around 1920-25 by the sargent hardware co., new haven, ct. the innermost ring features an elk head surrounded by a clock representing the eleven o' clock toast. the benevolent and protective order of elks (bpoe; also often known as the elks lodge or simply the elks) is an american fraternal order and social club founded in 1868. it is one of the leading fraternal orders in the u.s., claiming nearly one million members. the elks had modest beginnings in 1868 as a social club (then called the "jolly corks") established as a private club to elude new york city laws governing the opening hours of public taverns. after the death of a member left his wife and children without income, the club took up additional service roles, rituals and a new name. desiring to adopt "a readily identifiable creature of stature, indigenous to america", fifteen members voted 8-7 to favor the elk above the buffalo. early members were mostly from theatrical performing troupes in new york city. it has since evolved into a major american fraternal, charitable, and service order with more than a million members, both men and women, throughout the united states and the former territories of the philippines and the panama canal. measures approximately 2 inches in diameter.

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