Scottish Freemason Leather Billfold Wallet Owner C Leonard Lidfeldt Rochester NY

Description

Vintage
Leather Wallet/Billfold Owned by C Leonard Lidfeldt
Also includes and original Lidfeldt business card and embossed Freemasonry Trademark - description of trademark:
The mark consists of a double headed eagle perched on a sword with its wings outspread. A triangle is placed on the chest of the eagle and displays the number "32". A belt is draped on the sword and carries the Latin phrase "Spes Mea In Deo Est", with a star appearing before the word "Spes" and after the word "Est".
Part name Associated with the Trademark:
THE SUPREME COUNCIL (MOTHER COUNCIL OF THE WORLD) OF THE INSPECTORS GENERAL KNIGHTS COMMANDERS OF THE HOUSE OF THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON OF THE THIRTY-THIRD DEGREE OF THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE OF FREEMASONRY OF THE SOUTHERN JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Information on Lidfeldt:
Lidfeldt was born in Sweden in 1883 and immigrated to the United States, via Liverpool, England, in 1906. At the time of the U.S. Census in 1910, he rented a room as a lodger and worked as a hotel waiter. The Rochester city directory for 1912 identifies his employer as the Powers Hotel. Census records from the next three decades show that Lidfeldt continued to follow this career path. He lived in Rochester with his wife, and their daughter and son, and he continued to work as a waiter at the Powers Hotel. The hotel opened in 1883 when it “enjoy[ed] the distinction of being one of the very few absolutely fire-proof hotel buildings in this country.” The building had two elevators, 300 rooms, ten stores and a banquet hall that could seat 500 guests. According to city directories, Lidfeldt continued to work there until at least 1960. He died in 1962 and the hotel closed around the same time.
Overall Good/Fair condition. Leather is firm and supple with normal wear marks for age. Includes an original business card and is embossed with a Freemasonry Trademark. Pictures show detail well.