✅ SOLVED gold clad button/badge/pin ??

[FWest]

Found this little thing yesterday. It's sitting on a mid 1800's large cent found near by.

Any ideas ??

 

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[Mackaydon]

Knights of Labor
[FONT=&quot]The Knights of Labor , also known as Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor , was founded by seven Philadelphia tailors in 1869, led by Uriah H. Stevens. It grew to be one of the most important American labor organizations of the 19th century.[/FONT]
Don....

 

[Mackaydon]

The “SOMA” written on one of them is the acronym for the motto of the order: “Secrecy, Obedience, and Mutual Assistance”.
[FONT=&quot]The emblems/pins/charms display the triangle (trinity) of God surrounded by the circle of humanity. [/FONT]
Don....

 

[FWest]

Thanks Don, interesting story too.

FWest

 

[cw0909]

yours was part of a FOB i think
https://heartinaheartlessworld.blog/category/american-socialism/knights-of-labor/
catalog search
https://archive.org/details/illustratedcatal01iron/page/n7/mode/1up/search/labor

 

[FWest]

More good information, thanks CW.