KKK Memorabilia

It has a separately cast detachable arm measuring 6 inches long that fits snuggly into a matching socket of the side of the statue. There are Copyright 1923 maker marks on the back of the pedestal and "KIGY" ("Klansman I Greet You" or "Klan Interests Guide You") on the front side of the pedestal.

It has all original paint throughout, excepting one very minor repair from a ding at the top of the hood near the red tassel. The right, left, front and rear views of the statue; and, the right and left side of the arm are shown at the links.

There is some very minor wear and signs of its age.  We have had four of these over the years, this one is in the best condition that we've seen. It's unlikely you'll find a better original statue than this one.

There is no hood present with this uniform.

The uniform is plain, without trim. All of the original six Mother of Pearl buttons remain. The robe measures 50 inches collar to bottom.  The 5/8 circle cape measures 26 inches long from the collar. There is an embroidered name N. A. Newton on the back hidden by the cape. The arm measures 17-1/2 inches underarm to cuff. The patch is multipiece black and red wool felt measuring 5 inches in diameter. The reverse side shows some of the cape detail.  The uniform is shown somewhat folded up to show more detail.

There is no cord, however the rope cord shown elsewhere on this page would work.

It has a number of stains and soiling from age and long storage throughout.  It is in otherwise very good to near excellent condition.

There is no hood present with this uniform.

The uniform has fancy purple trim with white overstitched embroidery. All of the original seven white snap buttons remain. The robe measures 54 inches collar to bottom. There is no attached cape. The arm measures 20 inches underarm to cuff. The patch is multipiece black and red wool felt measuring 5 inches in diameter. There is significant deterioration of the patch The reverse side shows some of the cape detail.  The uniform is shown somewhat folded up to show more detail.

There is a purple tassled cord present.  It shows some signs of wear and age.

It has a number of stains and soiling from age and long storage throughout.  It is in otherwise very good to near excellent condition.

The uniform has wide black trim with silver overstitched embroidery. It has the original single collar button remaining, the front has no other buttons by design. The jacket measures 20 inches collar to bottom. The arm measures 20 inches underarm to cuff. The patch is multipiece black and red wool felt measuring 5 inches in diameter. There is significant deterioration of the patch

It shows some signs of wear and tear from age. There are several small burn holes from hot embers. This is a view of the back.

It has a number of stains and soiling from age and long storage throughout.  It is in otherwise very good condition.

We have several of these, each with some slight cosmetic differences from the one pictured. It is representative of condition and style.

The cord is plain off-white, without trim other than the knots. It measures approximately 72 to 84 inches including the 4 inch knots. The reverse side shows some more detail. This is a three-strand original 80 plus year old KKK cord and knots, it is not simply a piece of sash cord.

It has a number of stains and soiling from age and long storage throughout.  It is in otherwise very good to near excellent condition.

It has a black enamel painted steel scabbard with cast drag with crossed flags front and rear. There is moderate wear to the paint from use and long-term storage. The original leather frog is present, showing some moderate signs of wear to the edges and faces. The stitching is tight and intact.

It measures 1-1/4 inches high and 1-1/8 inches in diameter.

There is a very old seal, dating to the First Klan.  It shows signs of age and long use.  There are carved runes and a cross surrounding the barded horse and mounted klansman.

This is a view of the side.

The condition is near excellent overall.

It measures 3-1/4 inches long folded.

There are two plain blades. The 2-1/4 inch larger one is maker marked NEW YORK KNIFE CO. WALDEN. The smaller 1-1/8 inch blade is marked 6171. There is some moderate pitting from age to both blades.

The condition is basically very good overall.

It measures 3/4 inches long.

There is a simple spring pin, and an attached loop for attachment to a safety chain or necklace.

This si a view of the back.

The condition is near excellent overall.

This was the made in extremely limited numbers for high officials of the Klan. The pendant part measures 58mm. The medal is 39mm in diameter. The central flower raises to show a US flag underneath.

This is a view with the flower raised showing the US flag. This is a view with the red disk raised showing the lit cross. There are OFFICIAL PAT'D '25 STERLING stamped marks on the back of the pendant. The back has only the content and patent marks and the hole for the catch for the White Kamellia flower.

This medal dates to 1925. It is identified as number KK-2100 in the Exonumia catalog.

There is some light tarnish from age on the reverse side. The enameling is exceptionally clear and clean.

The condition is near excellent overall. The original red silk ribbon is NOT present.

It is a heavy nickel alloy, measuring 31mm in diameter.

The condition is fine to near mint, with exceptional detail and little to no tarnish from age.

It has the acronyms for "Spend Your Money With Americans Only" and "My Interests Are For America"

This coin was to commemorate the founding of  the Second Klan on Thanksgiving Day, 1915. The first presentations of this coin were to the original 15 members, made on Christmas Day of 1915.

It is a heavy nickel alloy, measuring 31mm in diameter.

The condition is very good to near fine, with nice detail and light to moderate tarnish from age.

It has the acronyms for "Spend Your Money With Americans Only" and "My Interests Are For America"

This coin was to commemorate the founding of  the Second Klan on Thanksgiving Day, 1915. The first presentations of this coin were to the original 15 members, made on Christmas Day of 1915.

It is a heavy aluminum alloy, measuring 31mm in diameter.

The condition is fair to good, with nice detail. This token has the first style with the serif lettering and the WRONG spelling of ANTHAR as "ANTHOR", shown in close-up here.  This is a documented error.

It has the acronym for "Klan Interests Guide You" or "Klansman I Greet You" on the reverse.

This coin dates to the Second Klan, with the date of the perfecting of the order of the First Klan (1866).

It is a red brass alloy, measuring 31mm in diameter.

The condition is very good to near fine, with nice detail. This token has the second rear die style with the sans serif lettering and the correct spelling of ANTHAR.

It has the acronym for "Klan Interests Guide You" or "Klansman I Greet You" on the reverse.

This coin dates to the Second Klan, with the date of the perfecting of the order of the First Klan (1866).

This is identical to the one shown below.

It is a aluminum alloy, measuring 31mm in diameter.

The condition is near fine, with nice detail. This token has the second rear die style with the sans serif lettering and the correct spelling of ANTHAR.

It has the acronym for "Klan Interests Guide You" or "Klansman I Greet You" on the reverse.

This coin dates to the Second Klan, with the date of the perfecting of the order of the First Klan (1866).

This is identical to the one above except for the material.

It is a brass alloy, measuring 31mm in diameter.

The condition is about very good, with nice detail. There is some light to moderate tarnish present.

It has the symmetrical linked KKK on the reverse.

This coin dates to the Second Klan, with the date of the perfecting of the order of the First Klan (1866) on the shield and banner with motto.

It is a nickel alloy, measuring 31mm in diameter.

The condition is good to near very good, with nice detail. There is some light to moderate tarnish present .

It has the symmetrical linked KKK on the reverse.

This coin dates to the Second Klan, with the date of the perfecting of the order of the First Klan (1866) on the shield and banner with motto.

It is a heavy brass, measuring 28mm in diameter.

The condition is very good, with only slight wear and tarnish from age.

It has the acronyms for "Spend Your Money With Americans Only" and "My Interests Are For America"

This coin was to commemorate the founding of  the Second Klan on Thanksgiving Day, 1915. The first presentations of this coin were to the original 15 members, made on Christmas Day of 1915.

It is a heavy copper, measuring 28mm in diameter.

The condition is fair to good, with wear and tarnish from age.

It has the acronyms for "Spend Your Money With Americans Only" and "My Interests Are For America"

This coin was to commemorate the founding of  the Second Klan on Thanksgiving Day, 1915. The first presentations of this coin were to the original 15 members, made on Christmas Day of 1915.

This is an unlisted variant, apparently a transitional token from the 32mm KK-214 token and the larger KK-214.1, however the initials of the Emperor William Joseph Simmons, elected in 1922, are not present on this token. The pad is blank and not engraved. Note especially the placement of the open palm to the RIGHT side of the 1922 date.

It is a nickel alloy, measuring 35mm in diameter.

The condition is about very good, with nice detail. There is some moderate tarnish present.

This coin dates to the Second Klan, with the date of the perfecting of the order of the First Klan (1866) and Founding of the Second Klan (1915) and 1922. Note the two dots dressing the "ONE FLAG" are present (first die version).

This is an unlisted variant, apparently a transitional token from the 32mm KK-214 token and the larger KK-214.1, however the initials of the Emperor William Joseph Simmons, elected in 1922, are not present on this token. The pad is engraved with the number "37".  Note especially the placement of the open palm to the RIGHT side of the 1922 date.

It is a nickel alloy, measuring 35mm in diameter.

The condition is about  good, with nice detail. There is some moderate tarnish present.

This coin dates to the Second Klan, with the date of the perfecting of the order of the First Klan (1866) and Founding of the Second Klan (1915) and 1922. Note the two dots dressing the "ONE FLAG" are present (first die version).

This coin has the initials of the Emperor William Joseph Simmons, elected in 1922 present on this token.  Note especially the placement of the open palm between the digits "22" of the 1922 date.

It is a nickel alloy, measuring 35mm in diameter.

The condition is about very good, with sharp detail. There is some moderate tarnish present.

This coin dates to the Second Klan, with the date of the perfecting of the order of the First Klan (1866) and Founding of the Second Klan (1915) and 1922. Note the two dots dressing the "ONE FLAG" are present (first die version).

There is a small hole drilled at the 10 o'clock position from when it was once a pendant.

This coin has the legend "Knights of Ku Klux Klan Realm of Pennsylvania" on the obverse and "Pennsylvania 1928 I Was There" on the reverse side of this token.  Note this is an especially sharp die stuck coin with a very clearly readable Whitehead & Hoag raised maker mark along the edge on the back.

It is a nickel alloy, measuring 32mm in diameter.

The condition is about fine, with sharp detail.

There is a raised lettered "PLEASE RETURN TO" above a KKK horseman and the letters K.K.K in raised relief.

It is a white alloy, measuring 7/8 by 1-3/4 inches.

The condition is near excellent with very little wear or tarnish.

This is 1977 (1981 Second Edition) Ku Klux Klan TOKENS Exonumia Catalog and Price Guide by D. E. Birdsell Reference Book

This is a long out of print catalog printed on glossy paper with paper covers. It has about 100 black and white photographs of a number of coins, tokens, spinners, fobs, and similar items (most shown full size), with descriptions and inscriptions in narrative text. The foreword has a good description of the content. The book has 40 pages of content.

All of the numbers used on this page are referenced from this great source.

A sample of content is shown here.

The condition is near excellent.

It measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches.

Burton wrote a 5 page preface, including some history to 1916, to the 21 page Prescript (from 1866) that she transcribed into her book.

There is a photo image of a member of the 1st Klan in uniform.

This is long out-of-print. It has 38 pages of the history of the 1st Klan from formation to the then-present day (pre-WWI). It measures 5-3/8 by 8 inches.

The condition is near excellent.

White wrote this as a sequel to The Ku Klux Klan in Prophesy, the book published just prior to this volume.

This is title page and the table of contents 1-- 2.

This is long out-of-print. It has 160 pages of the history of the 1st Klan from formation to the then-present day (1926). It measures 5 by 7 inches.

The condition is fair to near good, with tape repairs on the spine cover and the rear cover and last page detached (but present).

This is long out-of-print. It has 16 pages of content. It features line art illustrations and photographs.  There is some historical content selected or written by the Publisher, Bishop Alma White, one of the KKK's more prolific writers at the time and other items of interest to the membership. It measures 9-3/4 by 12-1/2 inches.

The condition is near excellent.

This is long out-of-print. It has 16 pages of content. It features line art illustrations and photographs.  There is some historical content selected or written by the Publisher, Bishop Alma White, one of the KKK's more prolific writers at the time and other items of interest to the membership. It measures 9-3/4 by 12-1/2 inches.

The condition is near excellent.

This is long out-of-print. It has 91 pages of content on glossy hard milled paper. It features clear sharp photographs of all of the state leaders and representatives along with brief one-page biography.  There is also some historical content in the form of all of the high leaders of the KKK at the time and an abbreviated Klonvokation schedule. It measures 6 by 8 inches.

The condition is near excellent.

This is long out-of-print. It has 223 pages of content. It features the transcript of specified portions of the Klonvokation schedule made by the various high leaders present. It measures 6 by 9 inches.

The condition is near excellent.

This is long out-of-print. It has 32 pages of content. It features policies of the KKK in a concise format, as indicated in the Table of Contents. Of interest is the section on Advanced Klancraft, which specifically addresses the Order of the K-Trio (Knights Kamelia) as shown at the top of this page. It measures 5-1/2 by 8-3/4 inches.

The condition is near excellent.

This is a long out-of-print propaganda newspaper. It was a thinly-veiled front for the KKK and featured the basic tenets of Protestant movement promoted by the Klan, specifically regarding Prohibition.

Published by William Hamilton Anderson, the director of the American Protestant Alliance (changed name to American Christian Alliance about 1930 -- the original APA founded in 1926).  He was a Anti-Saloon prohibitionist and remained active until his death (about 1961).

It measures 17-1/2 by 22 inches, folded in halves to form 4 pages of content.  It is folded again for shipment in the mail in an 8-1/2 by 11 envelope.

The condition is very good to near excellent.

This is a long out-of-print propaganda pamphlet. This is the title page showing some of the content.

Published by Thomas E. Little, Pastor of the Grace Gospel Church of NYC (probably no relationship to the church of the same name that exists today).

It measures 6-1/2 by 7-1/2 inches, folded in half to form 24 pages of content.

The condition is very good to near excellent. There is a crease on the back page and some slight separation from the staple binding.

This is long out-of-print. It features the basic tenets of the KKK and a series of Questions and Answers, and a membership application. It measures 9-1/2 by 25 inches, folded in quarters to form 8 pages of content.

The condition is near excellent.

This is long out-of-print. It features articles of interest to the membership of then-recent current events. The first page is typical of the content. It measures 7 by 10 inches. It has 50 pages of content.

The condition is very good to near excellent.

This is long out-of-print. It features articles of interest to the membership of then-recent current events. The first page is typical of the content. It measures 7 by 10 inches. It has 50 pages of content.

The condition is very good to near excellent.

This is long out-of-print. It features articles of interest to the membership of then-recent current events. The first page is typical of the content. It measures 7 by 10 inches. It has 50 pages of content.

The condition is very good to near excellent.

This is long out-of-print. It features articles of interest to the membership of then-recent current events. The first page is typical of the content. It measures 7 by 10 inches. It has 50 pages of content.

The condition is very good to near excellent.

This is long out-of-print. It features articles of interest to the membership of then-recent current events. The first page is typical of the content. It measures 7 by 10 inches. It has 50 pages of content.

The condition is very good to near excellent.

This is long out-of-print. There are two cards, one used and one unused. The rear of the one validated membership card shows the embossed Chapter 133 (Pearl River, N.Y.) seal of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. Each card measures 2-1/4 by 3-3/4 inches. There are two serial numbered cards in the 5223x range. The original envelope they were mailed in is included, with a July 1939 Atlanta postmark.

The condition is very good to near excellent.

This is long out-of-print. It features articles of interest to the membership of then-recent current events. The Table of Contents reflects the content. It measures 5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches. It has 38 pages of content.

The condition is very good to near excellent.

It is signed on the back with the signatures of 10 women auxiliary members of the KKK and includes a rhyming poem:

As time fleets by each day
And you are far away
Just recall a memory ray
Of the Members of the KKK.

There is an image of the back showing the poem and names.

The photo in the frame measures 7-5/8 by 12 inches.

The condition is near excellent, with some fading from age.

This is 1920s 78RPM record with the KU KU (The Klucking of the Ku Klux Klan) by Billy Frisch and "A Trip to Hitland" company (Side A) and the Markels Orchestra (Side B).

This is a very scarce original period recording published by the Okeh record company and copyrighted 27 May 1923, pressed by the General Phonograph Corporation, New York.  The music is arranged as a Foxtrot.  Arrangers are identified by initials only (E.R. -- B.G. -- B.F.). Part of the lyrics are quoted below:

They call 'round in their nighties and if you're not your best
They'll dress you like a chicken and put feathers on your chest....
Don't drink your wine and don't drink homemade beer
If you do, you're surely goin' to hear,
If you really want to disappear
Beat your wife
And you will surely hear the klucking of the Ku Klux Klan.

The condition of the labels is near excellent throughout.  The record has not been played in decades, the grooves look clean and sharp with minimal signs of any surface scratching. This record looks in playable/recordable condition.

It measures 10 inches in diameter.  There is no sleeve or jacket present.

This is 1920s 78RPM record with the KKK (Why I Am A Klansman) by McMahon & Hummel  and the 100% Americans Orchestra (Side A) and (The Cross in the Wildwood) by Pollock, Pollock & Pitts and the 100% American Orchestra (Side B).

This is a very scarce original period recording published by The American record company Indianapolis, Indiana.

The condition of the labels is near excellent throughout.  The record has not been played in decades, the grooves look clean and sharp with minimal signs of any surface scratching. This record looks in playable/recordable condition.

It measures 10 inches in diameter.  There is no sleeve or jacket present.

This is 1920s 78RPM record with the KKK (The Bright Fiery Cross) by De Ree  and the 100% Americans Orchestra (Side A) and (Mystic City) by Nelson & Tilery and the 100% American Orchestra (Side B).

This is a very scarce original period recording. It was most likely  published by The American record company of Indianapolis, Indiana, but there are no maker marks on the label. The 100% American Orchestra was located in Indianapolis. "The Bright Fiery Cross." was from a musical score sub-titled, "Our Song." Words by Alvia O.  "De Ree". Music by Rev. George Bennard. The music was Copyrighted in 1913, the record dates to the late teens or early 1920s.

The condition of the labels is near excellent throughout.  The record has not been played in decades, the grooves look clean and sharp with minor signs of surface scratches. This record looks in playable/recordable condition.

It measures 10 inches in diameter.  There is a period original plain green sleeve present.

This is KuKlux Kismet, a 1924 Ku Klux Klan march sheet music by Mary Gue and arranged by Walter Ardell Riggs of Arkansas Pass, Texas.

This is a very scarce original period printing of a 4/4 march in G Major.  There are no lyrics.  It is arranged for piano.

The front page is shown here.

The condition of the music is generally very good to near excellent, with some wrinkles, fading and stains from long storage.

It measures 9-1/2 by 12 inches .  There is one large sheet, folded, and one insert sheet, a total of 5 pages of music.

This is KuKlux Steppin' Blues, a 1923 Ku Klux Klan blues sheet music by Harry L. Alford with words and arranged by Billy-O-Newton (William Newton).

This is a very scarce original period printing of a 2/2 cut time blues song in F Major.  There are lyrics.  It is arranged for piano.

The front page is shown here.

The condition of the music is generally very good to near excellent, with some wrinkles, fading and stains from long storage.

It measures 9-1/2 by 12 inches .  There is one large sheet, folded, and one insert sheet, a total of 5 pages of music.

This is Then I'll Take Off My Mask, a 1924 Ku Klux Klan sheet with words and music by Rev. Paul S. Wight.

This is a very scarce original period printing of 3 songs (8 pages, including covers).  Two are arranged for then-current tunes.  The first is A Friend Worth While to the tune of "Casey Jones".  The second is an original arrangement in B-flat and 4/4 time.  There are lyrics.  It is arranged for piano. The third song is God Knows We're Here To Stay to the tune of "A Perfect Day". The condition of the music is generally near excellent, with some very slight wrinkles, fading and stains from long storage.

It measures 7-1/2 by 10 inches.