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ANTIQUE STERLING SILVER TROPHY CUP 1915
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Beautiful ANTIQUE STERLINGSILVER TROPHY CUP. Inscription: Presented to Ralph E. Johnson by Camps No.11912, 11923, 12089, 12455, 12560, 16015, 16140. M. W. of A. (MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA ), Washington D.C., May 14, 1915. The bottom is stamped STERLING; FINE; 1216C; and a pictorial mark of front quarter of a UNICORN which I believe means it was made by Mauser Manufacturing Co. NY, NY, (based on information viewed at ). The listing states however that in 1903 the company was absorbed into Mt. Vernon Silversmiths, and the date this trophy was apparently awarded is 1915. Still, the mark appears to be correct. Condition: very good, no damage or repair, slight surface scratches. Size: approx. 8 ½ inches tall at tips of handles; 8 inches wide including handles; and base diameter of 4 3/8 inches. Weight 15 ounces (425 g). The Modern Woodmen of America is a fraternal benefit society organized in 1883 by Joseph Cullen Root. It began as an all male group, but in 1895 organized a women's group, the Royal Neighbors of America, which had existed previously as an unofficial female auxiliary to the Modern Woodmen. The organization and its local groups, called "camps," held social events and carried out benevolent work. Assessments of and benefits to members were an important part of the organization's purpose. The Modern Woodmen of America exists today as a legal reserve fraternal assessment society and the Woodman of the World is a Fraternal Life Insurance Society. Interesting note: Jack Nicholson played a Modern Woodmen of the World Chief Actuary in ABOUT SCHMIDT. The movie followed the life of Warren Schmidt (Nicholson), a recently-retired Chief Actuary for Woodmen of the World who has trouble adjusting to his retirement.
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