tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800318651965357815.post4305857783645416330..comments2024-03-25T10:54:47.867-07:00Comments on Dull Tool Dim Bulb: Oddities Antiques and the Curiosities Business Not Dead Yet Reality Shows of Pickers Spur Interest in AntiquesDull Tool Dim Bulbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466910515571454914noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800318651965357815.post-66442838686890331472013-04-10T07:41:04.576-07:002013-04-10T07:41:04.576-07:00The Order of United Friends was founded in 1881 du...The Order of United Friends was founded in 1881 due to a schism in the Order of Chosen Friends. It was one of those Masonic type organizations which also served the purpose of providing limited death other benefits in lieu of standard insurance. The best known (probably) example is the Woodmen of the World, whose log shaped headstones litter cemeteries of a certain vintage throughout the US. At one time, there were as many as 20,000 members.<br /><br />http://books.google.com/books?id=l-KEAAAAIAAJ&lpg=PR7&ots=TBAI1AfP-p&dq=%22order%20of%20united%20friends%22&pg=PA184#v=onepage&q=%22order%20of%20united%20friends%22&f=falseVaxGhosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623679469599563772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800318651965357815.post-12517920938381289892013-04-10T06:55:04.396-07:002013-04-10T06:55:04.396-07:00...you know "ouf" in French, is slang fo......you know "ouf" in French, is slang for "crazy" or "nutty", I like to think this a family remember their "kookie" pal....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com