Small Red- and Gold-painted Odd Fellows Hatchet

Description:

Small Red- and Gold-painted Odd Fellows Hatchet, America, 19th century, the red-painted head with gold decoration on the blade and spike and crescent moon, on a turned oak handle with red, black, and gold banding, ht. 14 1/2, wd. 8 1/4 in.

Provenance: Collected from an Odd Fellows lodge in Illinois.
The Thomas and Audrey Metzger Odd Fellows Collection
Estimate $200-300

Minor wear at the edges and high spots, no obvious breaks or evidence of repair or retouch.


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