B.P.O.E. Hour of Eleven - Benevolent Protective Order of Elks - Postcard, c. 1910s

B.P.O.E. Hour of Eleven - Benevolent Protective Order of Elks - Postcard, c. 1910s Back

B.P.O.E. Hour of Eleven - Benevolent Protective Order of Elks - Postcard, c. 1910s

$12.50

Tags: 1910s Antique Antique Postcard B.P.O.E. Benevolent Protective Order of Elks Clock Edwardian Mourning Elk Fraternal Fraternal Order Heaven Hour of Eleven Memento Mori Memorial Motto Mourning Poem Postcard

(3 1/2 x 5 1/2 In) This is an original antique postcard from the 1910s. It shows a B.P.O.E. (Benevolent Protective Order of Elks) clock with it's hands at the hour of Eleven.

"Look at the clock, 'tis the hour of eleven,

Think of those on Earth and those in Heaven.

Think of wives and sweethearts, sisters and mothers

And drink in silence to our absent brothers."

The postcard is unused and is in VERY GOOD condition, light wear at the edges, a few minor creases.

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