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04 September 2008 15:00
 

A very attractive coat of arms from Denstville Lodge 398 of Charleston, SC.

http://www.dentsville398.org/images/dentsville20.gif

 

Imagine:  a lodge whose arms don’t scream MASONS!

 
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04 September 2008 15:03
 

And another one, from down the road in Charleston, Landmark Lodge No. 76.

http://landmarklodge.org/images/landmarkCOARevB450w.png

 

The blazon, "Azure, on a chevron inverted Or, between a pelican rampant vulning herself argent and a palmetto of the same, seven crescents purpure," leaves a little to be desired, but not a bad design.

 
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04 September 2008 15:04
 

There are many.

Including mine.

 
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04 September 2008 15:05
 

Fraternity Lodge No. 54, Washington, DC:

http://fraternitylodge.org/images/flshdclr.jpg

 
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04 September 2008 15:07
 

Friendship Lodge No. 7, Chepachet, RI:

http://www.friendshiplodge7.com/images/coat_of_arms_nmfi.jpg

 

I sure hope those lions in the second quarter are Or and not Gules.

 
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04 September 2008 20:48
 

VERY hard to tell, Joseph.  The shield is an impalement, the dexter being the arms of theGrand Lodge of Rhode Island & the Providence Plantations.  I am not familiar with the sinister arms.  Perhaps one of the founders of the Lodge.  Not good heraldry.

 
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05 September 2008 10:40
 

Doug Welsh;63069 wrote:

There are many.

Including mine.

 


So…. share….. smile

 
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05 September 2008 10:41
 

Doug Welsh;63084 wrote:

VERY hard to tell, Joseph. The shield is an impalement, the dexter being the arms of theGrand Lodge of Rhode Island & the Providence Plantations. I am not familiar with the sinister arms. Perhaps one of the founders of the Lodge. Not good heraldry.


I hadn’t realized the RI Grand Lodge had such simple, classic arms; thanks.  I notice that on the GL home page, they show the castles Argent—is that just an old emblazonment that’s been changed, or what?  Obviously Gules on Or is heraldically preferable.

 
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05 September 2008 11:09
 

Magnolia Lodge No. 5, Washington, DC:

(Doesn’t seem to want hotlinks; check out http://www.magnolialodge.org/newsite/blazon.htm

 

The design’s a little complex for my taste, but the artwork is nice.

 
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05 September 2008 11:13
 

Joseph McMillan;63089 wrote:

So…. share….. smile


I’ve been looking for an image.

We have a banner, but no arms.  One side of the banner is a representation of a number of items from one of our Lectures.  The reverse is the Standard of HRH Prince Edward Augustus Duke of Kent & Strathearn, etc.  The Royal Arms of the UK bearing a label of three points, the centre point charged with a cross Gules and the 1st and 3rd points charged with a fleur de lys Azure.  The Lodge was founded in 1815 by a number of officers and men of the Royal Artillery, 4th Batt., which was in garrison in Halifax for over 20 years.  The present banner in our possession is the original, and sadly, in very bad shape, largely due to oxidised paints.

 
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05 September 2008 11:22
 

Joseph McMillan;63090 wrote:

I hadn’t realized the RI Grand Lodge had such simple, classic arms; thanks.  I notice that on the GL home page, they show the castles Argent—is that just an old emblazonment that’s been changed, or what?  Obviously Gules on Or is heraldically preferable.

In the 18th Century, many Provincial and District Grand Lodges were set up, and most of them "borrowed" arms from the parent "at home", which would have been England, Scotland or Ireland.  They each have arms based on one or more of the earliest recorded arms for the relevant Guild or Incorporation.  I have seen that same design rendered in various colours, to mark differences.  Frankly, nowhere near enough of the Grand Lodges had any idea what they were doing when they adopted arms, crests or seals.  Of the several English Grand Lodges (more than 9, total) most bore arms that were similar to those born by their ancient forebears.