Trio Framed Masonic Bullion & Photo

This lot consists of three framed items: a Masonic award, a group worker photograph, and a penny folk art memento. The Masonic commemorative piece features silver bullion and wire embroidery on a white fabric ground. The central design depicts a square and compass motif with a central smiling sun face and a blue velvet arc with numerical markings, all enclosed within embroidered floral and foliate vines. Text in a blackletter calligraphic style reads Presented to George J. Merle Sec y 25 Years 1950-1975 By P. M. s Royal Oak Lodge No.464, F. & A. M. A handwritten pencil notation on the left margin reads Silver wire Lodge Piece 69- Mason. The piece is housed in a wood frame with a gold-tone inner lip. The second item is an early 20th-century silver gelatin print depicting a group of eleven men posed outdoors in front of a dirt mound. The subjects are dressed in various work garments, including overalls, caps, and hats, with a central figure in a dark suit and fedora. The print is set behind an oval-cut cream mat with an embossed floral border and housed in a dark wood frame. The reverse features a black textured backing with an easel stand and three hanging rings, along with a small white adhesive label with blue ink reading $20 City workers. The third item is a folk art memento featuring US Lincoln pennies dating to 1962 and 1963 adhered to a light-colored board in a horseshoe pattern. The board is inscribed with the text Good Luc, HELEN, and 48 in red and black. Faint, illegible inscriptions or signatures are visible along the bottom edge. A small white sticker on the front glass reads 36-. The piece is housed in a frame secured with staples on the reverse. Masonic frame: 12.25 inches high by 10.25 inches wide. Photograph frame: 9.75 inches high by 7.75 inches wide. Penny memento frame: 11.25 inches high by 9 inches wide.

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