Knights of the Maccabees, fraternal pin commemorating the Rochester, N.Y., February 16-21, 1903, fair. According to Wikipedia, the Knights of the Maccabees were an organization first based in in Michigan, that offered members life insurance., 1903

This collection consists of late 19th Century and early 20th Century pins related to Rochester New York. The material was collected by L. Warren Patterson of Spencerport, New York. The collection consists of pins and medals related to Rochester businesses, clubs, fraternal organizations, schools, special events, political campaigns, and veterans organizations. Other kinds of ephemera are also found in the collection, such as a shoehorn. Many of the pins were also manufactured in Rochester.