{"product_id":"ruby-1919-14k-gold-rebekah-lodge-fraternal-pin","title":"Ruby | 1919 14K Gold Rebekah Lodge Fraternal Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHer name was Ruby. We know what she belonged to.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1919, this remarkable gold pin belonged to Ruby E. Davis of Stella Rebekah Lodge No. 22. More than a century later, her name, her lodge, and the year are still engraved across the back. We may not know the rest of Ruby's story, but the front tells us something about the community she chose to be part of.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Rebekahs grew from the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in the nineteenth century, with ideals centered around friendship, love, truth, charity, and mutual aid. Their jewelry carried those ideas in symbols. Ruby's pin gathers them together in miniature: a beehive representing cooperative industry, the dove of peace, and other Rebekah imagery worked into the colorful enameled star. A synthetic ruby glows beneath the articulated dove, all rendered in 14K yellow gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis isn't simply a piece of fraternal jewelry. It's a tiny surviving record of identity and belonging. Someone put Ruby's name on it in 1919. More than a hundred years later, we're still saying it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1919\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrganization:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rebekah Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLodge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stella Rebekah Lodge No. 22\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Owner:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ruby E. Davis, as engraved\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMetal:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14K yellow gold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStone:\u003c\/strong\u003e Synthetic ruby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEnamel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Multicolor enamel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesign:\u003c\/strong\u003e Articulated dove above a five-pointed symbolic Rebekah star\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEngraving:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ruby E. Davis \/ Stella Reb \/ Lodge 22 \/ 1919, with additional engraving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 1 1\/2 × 1 inch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good antique condition with surface wear and areas of enamel loss consistent with more than a century of age. Pin mechanism functions as intended.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease Note: Jewelry box, chains, styling props, and any additional items shown in photos are for display purposes only unless specifically listed as included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour piece will arrive carefully packaged in RetroStarr presentation wrapping, ready for gifting, collecting, or immediate wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurated by Dana Sednek, GIA trained jewelry professional and founder of RetroStarr, where each jewel is hand selected for its past lives and future attitude.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RetroStarr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67699186139440,"sku":null,"price":625.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/3004\/5488\/files\/ACS_1695.jpg?v=1787973833","url":"https:\/\/retrostarr.com\/products\/ruby-1919-14k-gold-rebekah-lodge-fraternal-pin","provider":"RetroStarr","version":"1.0","type":"link"}