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Hej!
I have my grandfather´s badge, which he used in Bingham Canyon, UT.
A closer look at it shows that there is a sign with the text S.F.S.F Finland of America and an eye and a hand shake, reminding of free masonry.
However, it is hard for me to imagine Finn miners in Bingham being masons?
Do you have ideas why they would use those signs?
I´m trying to attach the badge.
Torbjörn

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Hej!
I have my grandfather´s badge, which he used in Bingham Canyon, UT.
A closer look at it shows that there is a sign with the text S.F.S.F Finland of America and an eye and a hand shake, reminding of free masonry.
However, it is hard for me to imagine Finn miners in Bingham being masons?
Do you have ideas why they would use those signs?
I´m trying to attach the badge.
Torbjörn

The all-seeing eye is used in many places and does not refer only to the masons. It is on US money. It represents providence, or protection of humanity.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_of_Providence

SFBA: Swedish-Finnish Benevolent Aid Association
Finland of America
Alprosen Sick Help Society No 15 of SFSF, was organized October 22, 1905
http://www.loffe.net/content/view/1366/59/

SFSF: Svensk-Finska Sjukhjalpsforbundet Finland av Amerika
http://www.genealogia.fi/emi/art/article294e.htm

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Thanks Mike!
Torbjörn