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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 227820, member: 44"]Here is a link to Knights of Honor jewelry in an 1892 Catalog (Illustrated Jewelry Catalog)</p><p>- pages 67, 71 and 124. The jewel on p. 67 has this same monogram on a type of delta star, No. 6711. Next to it is a medal for the Knights and Ladies of Honor.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=z2_bP8obmeoC&pg=PA71&lpg=PA71&dq=%22knights+of+honor%22+jewelry&source=bl&ots=PHD92Lk_nc&sig=yjSrsYtzsr98iAwzvhlT_CNSwyY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjHvqrM9YzTAhXpx4MKHQDUATsQ6AEITTAM#v=onepage&q=%22knights%20of%20honor%22%20jewelry&f=false" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://books.google.com/books?id=z2_bP8obmeoC&pg=PA71&lpg=PA71&dq=%22knights+of+honor%22+jewelry&source=bl&ots=PHD92Lk_nc&sig=yjSrsYtzsr98iAwzvhlT_CNSwyY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjHvqrM9YzTAhXpx4MKHQDUATsQ6AEITTAM#v=onepage&q=%22knights%20of%20honor%22%20jewelry&f=false" rel="nofollow">https://books.google.com/books?id=z2_bP8obmeoC&pg=PA71&lpg=PA71&dq="knights+of+honor"+jewelry&source=bl&ots=PHD92Lk_nc&sig=yjSrsYtzsr98iAwzvhlT_CNSwyY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjHvqrM9YzTAhXpx4MKHQDUATsQ6AEITTAM#v=onepage&q="knights of honor" jewelry&f=false</a></p><p><br /></p><p>It seems the Knights of Honor, an insurance fraternity - one of a multutude formed after the Civil War, was poorly organized and went bankrupt around 1915.</p><p><a href="http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/masonicmuseum/fraternalism/fraternalism_in_america.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/masonicmuseum/fraternalism/fraternalism_in_america.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/masonicmuseum/fraternalism/fraternalism_in_america.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>"The Fraternal benefit society, that curious blend of fraternal lodge and life insurance company, would flourish in that form for about one human lifetime. The reasons for their decline (and transformation) are numerous. Some, like the Knights of Honor, were simply so badly managed that they went bankrupt. Many operated as little more than a “pass the hat” operation with little or no reserves leaving them vulnerable to epidemics or other natural disasters. Some simply died of old age as their members aged and new members could not be found to replace them."</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a little history on the K of H:</p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_of_Honor" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_of_Honor" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_of_Honor</a></p><p><br /></p><p>As to the jewelry maker, B.R.Co/B.H.Co., I haven't found any info on the company by checking jewelry marks or fraternal regalia companies. I doubt you will be able to ID the company for at that time/era they were probably 100s of companies doing fraternal jewelry. Knowing the date (1909) of this jewelry is a plus in trying to sell this piece. </p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 227820, member: 44"]Here is a link to Knights of Honor jewelry in an 1892 Catalog (Illustrated Jewelry Catalog) - pages 67, 71 and 124. The jewel on p. 67 has this same monogram on a type of delta star, No. 6711. Next to it is a medal for the Knights and Ladies of Honor. [URL]https://books.google.com/books?id=z2_bP8obmeoC&pg=PA71&lpg=PA71&dq=%22knights+of+honor%22+jewelry&source=bl&ots=PHD92Lk_nc&sig=yjSrsYtzsr98iAwzvhlT_CNSwyY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjHvqrM9YzTAhXpx4MKHQDUATsQ6AEITTAM#v=onepage&q=%22knights%20of%20honor%22%20jewelry&f=false[/URL] It seems the Knights of Honor, an insurance fraternity - one of a multutude formed after the Civil War, was poorly organized and went bankrupt around 1915. [URL]http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/masonicmuseum/fraternalism/fraternalism_in_america.htm[/URL] "The Fraternal benefit society, that curious blend of fraternal lodge and life insurance company, would flourish in that form for about one human lifetime. The reasons for their decline (and transformation) are numerous. Some, like the Knights of Honor, were simply so badly managed that they went bankrupt. Many operated as little more than a “pass the hat” operation with little or no reserves leaving them vulnerable to epidemics or other natural disasters. Some simply died of old age as their members aged and new members could not be found to replace them." Here is a little history on the K of H: [URL]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_of_Honor[/URL] As to the jewelry maker, B.R.Co/B.H.Co., I haven't found any info on the company by checking jewelry marks or fraternal regalia companies. I doubt you will be able to ID the company for at that time/era they were probably 100s of companies doing fraternal jewelry. Knowing the date (1909) of this jewelry is a plus in trying to sell this piece. --- Susan[/QUOTE]
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