1916 Potomac Lodge 14K Gold Past-President B of L F & E Enameled Pin

 

• This is a 1916 Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen pin.
• The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (B of LF&E) was a North American railroad fraternal benefit society and trade union in the 19th and 20th centuries. The organization began in 1873 as the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen (B of LF), a mutual benefit society for workers employed as firemen for steam locomotives, before expanding its name in 1907 in acknowledgement that many of its members had been promoted to the job of railroad engineer. 
• Past President's Pin. 
• Engraving reads: Past- President, Presented to H.S. Grafflin President by Potomac Lodge #7 1916. 
• Wasn't able to find anything on the person themselves. 
• Beautifully enameled!
• Not stamped but acid tested as 14K gold.
• Weighs 6 grams. 

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