Knights of Pythias 1912 + 1924 Secret Codes Handbooks! set of pewter shells This handmade piece is stamped

This handmade piece is stamped "Peru"

and these would be a fun way to display a few

with some wear and aging to both the mirror and the wood as accurately documented in photos

this one with a blonde wood handle and steel "worm" that runs all the way through it

Knights of Pythias 1912 + 1924 Secret Codes Handbooks! set of pewter shells This handmade piece is stampedI'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