Skull and Bones trophies to be auctioned in New York City

The famed Yale Skull and Bones society, whose members include former President George W. Bush and 2004 Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry, will auction off some prized trophies at a New York auction this month.

A human skull, which was used as a ballot box that once belonged to Yale’s mysterious Skull and Bones secret society, will be auctioned off in New York on Jan. 22 by Christie’s Auction House, according to The Canadian Press. The skull has a hinge on it and surrounded by crossbones with one of the bones stating the word “THOR.” Whoever purchases the Skull and Bones possession will get a black book with names and photographs of members from 1831 to 1877, reports the Raw Story. Christie’s has agreed to keep the person’s name anonymous but described the person to be a European art collector. Christie’s said, “The ballot box and documents offer a rare glimpse into an organization in which membership has evolved into a closely guarded secret.” The Epoch Times notes that the item is expected to sell for between $10,000 and $20,000. Former members of the organization include Austan Goolsbee, Chief Economist of President Barack Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board, former 2004 Democratic Presidential candidate and Senator from Massachusetts John Kerry, former Presidents George W. Bush, George H.W. Bush and William Howard Taft, Chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations Winston Lord, Pulitzer Prize winner David McCullough, former United States Senator Prescott Bush, founder of the National Review William F. Buckley Jr. and many other powerful elites of the establishment.