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Benevolant and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE) - Gold Elks Tooth Pendants

12/22/2014

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Two examples of the Elks organisation member elks teeth.  Worn on pocket watch chains by members in the late 19th and early 20th century.  The larger tooth on the left is 1 inch tall by 5/8ths of an inch across in size.  

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The reverse side of the smaller tooth set in white gold is engraved "J.A.G.  No 646".  Elks hall number 646 was located in Santa Rosa, California on highway 128 in Sonoma County.  


Here is a PDF file - A historical account by the Elks on Elks Tooth jewelry.  
elksteeth.pdf
File Size: 197 kb
File Type: pdf
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