WE ARE OFFERING A RARE ANTIQUE MASONIC PLATE - SOLOMON'S LODGE NO. 114 Philadelphia, PA. MARKED FOR THE YEAR OF 1909. THE BACK READS, "THO'S MEADOCK'S SONS CO. TRENTON, N.J.SOLOMON'S LODGE CLAIMS TO BE THE OLDEST CONTINUING OPERATING MASONIC LODGE IN AMERICA. IT IS THE MOTHER LODGE OF THE GRAND LODGE OF GEORGIA AND WAS FOUNDED IN 1734. THE PLATE IS 9 & 3/4" IN DIAMETER. GOOD PRE-OWNED CONDITION. IT IS ALL COMPLETE. THE BACK HAS ...2 HAIRLINES CROSSING (SEE PHOTO 2) AND A SMALL CHIP ON THE INNER RIM; HOWEVER, THEY ARE SUPERFICIAL AND DO NOT DETRACT FROM THE FRONT OF THE PLATE. SUCH THINGS HAPPEN WITH AGE - THE PLATE IS 110 YEARS OLD!PLEASE SEE THE PHOTOS - THEY ARE PART OF OUR DESCRIPTION.Because it is a fundraiser, we do not accept returns unless we inadvertently misrepresented our items.FREE SHIPPING IN THE USA. PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR OTHER VINTAGE ITEMS, INCLUDING MORE NEAT VINTAGE MASONIC ITEMS!Most of our items are vintage/antique and one-of-a-kind. They are sold as is. We sell items on e-bay in order to reduce our costs of the costumes for our dance group. We do not make any profit on our sales. All the proceeds go into purchasing our costumes. Thanks a lot to all our customers for their contributions to our project!