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Date/Time Dimensions User Comment 2012-03-08 05:03: 456×536× (9569 bytes) EricCable [[Freemasonry|Masonic]] Square and Compasses. US Federal Courts ruled in the 19th Century the Freemasons could not claim trsademark on this icon.
Square and Compasses sign on the gates of Freemasons' Hall, Bournemouth, England. The Square and Compasses (or, more correctly, a square and a set of compasses joined) is the single most identifiable symbol of Freemasonry. Both the square and compasses are architect's tools and are used in Masonic ritual as emblems to teach symbolic lessons.
English: The Square and Compasses is one of the most prominent symbols of Freemasonry. The "G" in the middle represents God, otherwise known inside Lodges as "The Grand Geometrician of the Universe", since Freemasonry demands belief in no specific faith, simply a belief in a "Supreme Being".
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Blue or black aprons with the square and compass for Master Masons. Sashes and jackets featuring tartan patterns. Trident and Shaft jewels, representing a builder's tool. [4] The double-headed eagle, a symbol of Scottish Rite sovereignty. Use of the Royal Arch triple tau symbol. Working tools like the square, compasses, plumb-line and level.
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The square and compass symbol used by Freemasons. Statue in Helsinki of Thomas the Apostle holding a square. The square is incorporated into the most common Freemasonry symbol, the Square and Compasses. [35] Historically squares have also been used by woodworkers, such as joiners and carpenters, as symbols in signs and heraldry to represent ...
Evidence suggests that a simple boundary was drawn (usually a square or rectangle, or sometimes a cross) within which various Masonic symbols were added, often of a geometric type (such as a circle or pentagram). In many lodges the boundary shape may have been drawn by the Tyler, with the Master adding the symbolic detail.