Independent Order of Oddfellows Engraved Tumbler c1839

Description

Heading : Independent Order of Oddfellows engraved tumbler isncribed 1839
Period : Victoria
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Bocket – engraved with numerous Oddfellows symbol including: all seeing eye, heart in hand, moon and stars, Paschal Lamb, beehive, crossed swords etc. Also Peter Saidoff 1839 with garland. Petal cutting to base.
Pontil : Broad polished
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 11.5cm height, 9.3cm diameter
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight: 300 grams

The Independent Order of Oddfellows, a splinter group from the Free Masons and formed in Manchester in 1810. There was a propensity for the bretheren to be hard working and aspirational trades people or  from the gentry but not the aristocracy.