Set of Six Giant Iron, Gold Painted Odd Fellows/Masonic Ceremonial Keys on Wire Ring wooden house blocks yielding a to my eye

yielding a to my eye an ideal surface--scraped

weighty little object  that provokes

7 11/16" t x 7 5/16 and in very good antique condition

Truly a lovely thing

Set of Six Giant Iron, Gold Painted Odd Fellows/Masonic Ceremonial Keys on Wire Ring wooden house blocks yielding a to my eyeHow to resist these, which feel like keys to the castle, or the kingdom, or at least entree into the upper ranks of a secret society?! The sellera consistent source of wonderful old things, in New Hampshirecalled them Masonic (he had also just put out several antique Knights of Templar garments) but I might think, based on the shape the heads, that they are specifically Odd Fellows, as those wide ovals sure look just like the shape of FLT rings to me.