MC LILLEY Antique CHILLICOTHE Ohio Knights Templar Commandery NO 8 BELT BUCKLE

Description

M.C. LILLEY COMPANY NICKELED ANTIQUE CAST BRONZE "CHILLICOTHE  NO. 8 - K. T. COMMANDERY" KNIGHTS TEMPLAR CHILLICOTHE - OHIO MASON MASONIC FRATERNAL BELT BUCKLE
- UNUSED
This VINTAGE ANTIQUE piece came out of the holdings of the now defunct M.C. LILLEY CO. Fraternal & Military goods manufacturing plant machine shops.  This is an unused K.T. fraternal organization BELT BUCKLE for the "CHILLICOTHE COMMANDERY K.T." chapter No."8" of CHILLICOTHE, OHIO.
The M. C. Lilley & Co. factory was located at Columbus, Ohio. It was founded in the mid-1860s by four veterans of the American Civil War. They also were I.O.O.F. members (a fraternal society), and since there was a demand for fraternal organization regalia, they decided to manufacture it in Columbus.
They made military uniforms, Masonic items (e.g. Masonic swords), and various regalia items for societies and clubs. They shipped some of their products to Canada.
In 1933, during the Great Depression, the company was bought out by a Michigan company, Henderson-Ames, and the name changed to Lilley-Ames. The company finally went out of business in 1965.
Measures 2" x 2 5/8" in size.
Wear and scratches is consistent with age and use.  Please see all photos are they are part of the description.
PLEASE BE SURE TO SEE ALL OF OUR UNIQUE EBAY OFFERINGS OF BELT BUCKLE MASTERS AND ALSO BELT BUCKLES AS WELL THAT CAME OUT OF THE VAST ARTIFACT REMNANTS OF THE M. C. LILLEY COMPANY - AMERICA'S PREMIER MAKER OF FRATERNAL AND MILITARY GOODS THAT FLOURISHED IN THE 19TH CENTURY AND INTO THE 20TH
CENTURY.
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