Knights of Pythias 1912 + 1924 Secret Codes Handbooks! set of pewter shells but these old hand-drawn postcards

but these old hand-drawn postcards have become my favorite thing of late

6 1/2" tall x 7" wide (with dress spread flat)

based on the style of their clothing and the really nice patina to the dry wood

This handmade piece is stamped "Peru"

Knights of Pythias 1912 + 1924 Secret Codes Handbooks! set of pewter shells but these old hand-drawn postcardsI'm not quite sure what use one would have for the secret codes of the Knights of Pythias from a hundred years ago or so, but between their intriguing covers to the instructions for the secret passwords to be whispered for admission to the lodge rooms, I couldn't pass them by The codes and rituals detailed are pretty elaborate and honestly rather challenging for the un initiated (me!) to make sense of, but they definitely spark the imagination, and