Supreme Council bronze medal, What for?

Discussion in 'Metalware' started by 916Bulldogs123, Mar 9, 2022.

  1. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    Hi all i was hoping someone might have some information on this little bronze medal from 1947.
    Has a tiny stamp on the back and all i can make out is Union Made on the bottom.
    Mikey
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  2. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    The references I'm finding to "Supreme Council" online are Masonic. Maybe presented by the lodge to someone who was not a Mason? Maybe an academic award for citizenship (or some such). Aren't those Washington landmarks?
     
  3. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Think that's the Bunker Hill monument and Massachusetts State House.

    Debora
     
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  4. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    Shows what I know.
     
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  5. Roaring20s

    Roaring20s Well-Known Member

    I'm not finding any events for August 1947 in Boston either.

    Just an FYI, the mark on the back is from International Jewelry Workers' Union (IJWU), the folks that made it.
     
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  6. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    I was finding the Masonic reference too but there is nothing about the medal that looks Masonic. Thank you @Roaring20s that puzzle solved!
     
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  7. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    The lack of Masonic emblems is what makes me think it might have been presented to a non-Mason for something not directly related to the lodge.
     
  8. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Unfortunately, could have been a meeting of the supreme council of any number of organizations.

    Debora
     
  9. Roaring20s

    Roaring20s Well-Known Member

    A clue could be missing from the top of the medal, for example ...
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  10. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    First thing I tried looking up was Klan paraphernalia.
     
  11. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    That's a Boy Scout emblem of to Revere's side in the second one,

    And the Old North Church on the other.
     
  12. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    It certainly does look like its missing a bar with pin across the top. Is there a way to affix it as is?

    Debora
     
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  13. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    It must have had a bar at the top. There is no pin to attach it to anything. Still searching with no luck.
    Mikey
     

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