I went to an estate sale this morning and the ol' guy who'd lived there was obviously a Shriner. There were those fez thingies ... or all sorts of those silly looking "hats" around there as well as all sorts of "ritual" paraphernalia and books, etc. But something caught my eye that just looked cool for some reason. I have no clue what this is. When it first caught my eye, I thought it was an old acid etched photographic plate ... but it's more modern I think ... on a piece of aluminum sheeting. (I actually have 4 of them) I notice it does have that old Mason "eyeball" at top center ... no clue what the rest of the picture means or stands for. (heck, I've never really understood the connection between Masons and Shriners anyway, although I know there is one) I really don't know how to research these things because I have no clue what they are or how they're used. They're all the same and the pieces of aluminum sheet is 3 1/4" X 4 1/4". Anybody have a clue?
Sorry, I had a heck of a time photographing these things ... either I'd get a reflection from the flash, or without, they would be too dark.
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