Annex Four

These items are not for sale. They are museum exhibits only.

(1) Front and back view of a Klan spinner, circa 1920's. When you spun the center piece it flashed KKK and a red cross at you. There were several kinds of spinners, some just flashed KKK at you. They were made of gold and baser metals and were usually worn.on chains with pocket watches.

(2)   (3) This is the Hero's Cross. It was the highest award the Klan could give and is their equivalent to the Medal of Honor. Circa 1920 - 40's. The dates 1866 and 1915 appear on the front. Though the Klan was founded Christmas Eve, 1865, Col. Simmons considered 1866 as the year the original Klan got started, 1915 was the year Simmons revived the Klan. The image is of Gen. N. B. Forrest, the first Grand Wizard of the Klan. These medals were struck in sterling silver and are very rare. Modern restrikes are made to this day and are often mistaken for originals. The medal did not come with a ribbon, but had a rectangular pin bar across the top.

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Photos above: Three different types of Klan rings (there were quite a few varieties over the decades). The ring on the left has KKK under the lamp. The ring on the right says:  AKIA, which means A Klansman I Am. All three circa 1920's - 40's.

(7) Klan token. There were many different kinds. This one reads: Member, KKK, in good standing, 1927. In the 1960's copies of this token began to appear, only they had the three K's punched out.

(8)  Brass spittoon, circa 1970's. Reads: KKK The Pride of the South. It's a joke when you consider that this item is for spit.

(9) Circa 1970's piece of junk. This novelty paperweight is poorly made, is five inches in circumference, and weighs a pound or two. Atlanta, GA., 1915 is the location and year the KKK was revived. It does not indicate the year this item was made.

(10) (11)  Circa 1920's - 40's. Here is an embossing stamp. The impression has the MIOAK or Mystic Insignia Of A Klansman in the center. It reads: Battle Ground Ku Klux Klan, Klan, Tenn., No. 111.Every branch of the Klan had its own embosser and seal. All official Klan documents were stamped with an embosser.

(12) Klan watch fob, circa 1920's. Reads: One Country, One School, One Flag. (One of the Klan's slogans).

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Photos above: Elgin, 17 jewel pocket watch. You can't see it in this photo, but, the cover has an American eagle clutching an American flag. Note the detailed Nightrider. Serial number 29854264, which dates the watch to 1926 - 27.

(15) Klan political campaign pin and ribbon, circa 1920's.

(16) Sterling silver necklace and chain. Reads: Knight of Ku Klux Klan. Date unknown. Back is blank except for the word sterling.

(17) Klan hood pins, circa 1970's. The date 1887 is a dead give away that this pin is a modern novelty items. There was no KKK between 1870 and 1915. The other pin has the date 1926, but it, too, is a modern novelty.

(18) Pewter remake of a United Klans belt buckle.The originals were cast in brass. Pewter dates this items as post 1960's or post 1970's. The UKA was the largest Klan organization of the 1960's. It was also a murderous savage group that eventually destroyed itself. (These idiots never learn. Simmons revived the KKK to be a benevolent, moral, Christian, fraternal order not an outlaw gang. So long as they stayed on the right side of the law they had millions of members and in some places they were the law. When they deviated from that they not only destroyed themselves, but caused the decline of all Klandom.)

(19) These two photos are of an interesting ring of unknown origins. It has two symbols of the Klan, the kuklos and the cross. But, it also has a swastika - not a Klan symbol!  All of these symbols were used by other societies, so this ring may have no KKK connection at all. However, it can be mistaken for a Klan ring. We just don't know for sure what it is or who it's from.

Updated December 17, 2007