1905 Masonic Knights Templar CG Braxmar NY Gold Plated Badges Receipt & Voucher For Sale

Rare 1905 Masonic Knights Templar Archive: C.G. Braxmar Co. NYC \"15 Gold Plated Badges\" Receipt & Treasurer\'s Voucher Lot (2 Pieces)Up for sale is an incredibly preserved, interconnected two-piece turn-of-the-century paper ephemera archive from the year 1905. This matching lot provides an ironclad, \"closed-loop\" paper trail documenting a major regalia and jewel purchase made by the elite York Rite Chivalric order—the Odo de St. Amand Commandery No. 12 Knights Templar based out of Morristown, New Jersey.The Historical & Manufacturer Significance:Founded in 1881, the C.G. Braxmar Company of New York City was universally recognized as one of the elite Gilded Age manufacturers of high-quality fraternal regalia, officer jewels, and law enforcement badges. This invoice captures a direct transaction with Braxmar, explicitly itemizing a commandery order for \"15 gold plated badges\" totaling $22.50 (equivalent to over $800 in purchasing power today). This is a premier crossover archive for collectors of early Masonic jewels, New York manufacturing history, and historic New Jersey ephemera.What is Included in this Archive:

1. 1905 C.G. Braxmar Co. Billhead Receipt: The original merchant invoice featuring the official corporate typography of this famous Manhattan badge maker, outlining the order of 15 gold-plated fraternal badges.
2. 1905 \"Order on Treasurer\" Internal Voucher: The original internal St. Amand financial authorization. Signed by commandery officials, this voucher instructed the Treasurer to release the $22.50 to clear the Braxmar invoice, beautifully tying the internal lodge records directly to the New York medalist.