MASONIC ALBION LODGE NO,26, F&AM, RARE PORCELAIN MUG, SIGNED BY WILLIAM J. WILEY

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MASONIC ALBION LODGE NO,26, F&AM, RARE PORCELAIN MUG, SIGNED BY WILLIAM J. WILEY:
$49.00

AVAILABLE IS A VERY RARE MASONIC MUG. IT WAS MADE FOR ALBION LODGENO.26, F&AM LOCATED IN NEW YORK CITY, FOR ITS HUNDRED ANNIVERSARY IN1904.HOWEVER, THE LODGE IS NO LONGER AT WORK AS I CHECKEDLODGESLISTED UNDER THE GRAND LODGE OF NEW YORK. ALSO, I FOUNDSOMEHISTORY OF THE LODGE AND IT SHOWS THE LAST MASTER WAS IN 1903. I DID SENDSEVERAL INQUIRIES TO DIFFERENT PLACES HOPING TO GET MORE DETAILS, SO FAR NORESPONSE.

THE MUG IS SIGNED BY WILLIAM J. WILEY, APRIL 30, 1904. I DID ASEARCH ON THE NAME AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. THE MUG WAS MADE BY THOMAS HADDOCKSAND SONS, TRENTON, NJ. WHO DID MUCH OF THE PORCELAIN AND POTTERY MASONIC ITEMS.IT HAS THEIR MARK AND WILLIAM J. WILEY SIGNATURE.

THE MUG MEASURES FIVE HIGH ANDFOURINCHES HIGH ANDALMOST FOUR ACROSS BASE (AS PIE ARE ROUND). CONDITION ALMOST MINT, NO CHIPS ORCRACKS. AROUND BOTTOM RIM, IT HAS SOME SMALL PLACES WHERECOLOR IS MISSING(SEE BOTTOM PICTURE), BUT MAY BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. IT IS ONE OF THERARESTMUGS IN MYCOLLECTION OF MANY. ANY OTHER QUESTION, PLEASE CONTACT ME. ALSO, WEPROMISE SAME DAY SHIPPING