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Estate sale jewelry comes in all shapes, sizes, and materials. You never know if you’ll walk away with a genuine treasure or a shiny dud, which is why I can never help myself when it comes to these displays. Something about the lure of a jewelry score always pulls me in.
Of course, perusing through estate sale jewelry can be a rewarding process, even if you don’t walk away with a top-value piece. Sometimes, finding a distinctive item is worth your search, even if it doesn’t go for much.
That’s how I felt last week when I locked eyes with one necklace’s bright red gaze as I hovered over an estate sale jewelry table. It was, to be sure, a very tiny pendant, but at first glance, I was sure that this necklace featured a very standout star: a deer with bright red eyes. But, as I looked even closer, I noticed an almost impossibly small detail (truly, folks, inspecting this necklace brought me to the brink of my natural eyesight capabilities). Beneath the deer’s red stare were the letters “BPOE,” which stand for the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. That was when I realized my striking red-eyed deer was an elk.
Thus began my odyssey into researching the wide world of fraternal order jewelry. Although the Elks have evolved a great deal since their founding in 1868, a quick scroll through the WorthPoint Price Guide revealed that their interest in making the elk a key jewelry component hasn’t changed a bit. The styles of fraternal order jewelry almost always stand out from your run-of-the-mill, store-bought rings and necklaces. To find out for yourself (and to see even more exciting estate sale finds), check out the latest episode!
Interested in other great estate sale treasures? Check out this glass bowl of vintage matchbooks or these surprisingly valuable antique rocking chairs that we came across.
In addition to her role as HIP’s curator of photography, Allison Radomski is a writer and filmmaker. She spends her days hunting for analog cameras, scoring her own movies in her laundry closet, and building her collections of Polaroids and handkerchiefs. She has degrees in cinema & media studies and religious studies from the University of Chicago.
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