MA 007. Blue Lodge certificates

Worshipful Master certificate issued by Hiram Lodge (Arlington, Mass.) to Chester Thorpe, dated October 6, 1927. Imprint at bottom of certificate: "Engraved by Hawksworth."

An unissued or blank Masonic register created for a Master Mason. The register is hand-drawn and colored in gouache. The register is adorned by Masonic symbols including the all-seeing eye of God; two lambs representing innocence; a mother angel and her children, representing the Masonic virtue of Charity, and the capital letter “G,” which represents God or Geometry.

Kirby traveling from Tokyo Lodge, No. 125. Tokyo was originally under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Connecticut before applying for dispensation under the Grand Lodge of the Philippine Islands.

Traveling Master Mason certificate issued to Joseph Storer Hart from Corinthian Lodge, Concord, Mass. Image surrounding text includes two Gothic spires with globes below them and Masonic tools arranged below the text.

Master Mason certificate issued to Henry Hills of Massachusetts. Masonic symbols cover the print including the all seeing eye, Hope, Charity and Faith all standing on columns: Ionic, Doric, and Corinthian