Antique Acorn Grange South Cushing, ME Patrons of Husbandry Secretary's Ribbon with Many Hands educational object but to my eye a

but to my eye a wonderful and evocative one--and the inked lettering spelling out Shut Open Open just makes me swoon

Box measures 4 5/8" x 4" x 2 1/8"

done on faintly ruled paper

4" wide x 7 1/2" deep x 6 1/2" tall

which I think would be the perfect thing to hang above one's desk

Antique Acorn Grange South Cushing, ME Patrons of Husbandry Secretary's Ribbon with Many Hands educational object but to my eye aI love an old ribbon badge and couldn't resist this one, with two sets of shaking hands on front (another on reverse) and best of all a writing hand at top. And at first I read that as Secretary Poe (rather than POH) as in Edgar Allen, writing away with his feather pen! Red, white and blue and a sheaf of wheat with crescent moon to boot. Late 19th early 20th c. I believe, Grand No 418 of South Cushing, Maine, 7 7 8" including metallic thread fringe x