The degree “Maitre Anglais ou l’Anneau d’Or” (‘English Master or Golden Ring’) in Cayers Maçonniques has a square and compasses with a branch of acacia in between.
Cayers Maçonniques (National Library of Australia, Clifford collection, MS 1097/44)
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Log with Axe
Image printed in the chapter about the 29th degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite.
A. & A. R. The intermediate Degrees 19º – 29º A.C.F. Jackson (1982)
Wood Working Tools
An axe, a saw a hammer; wood working tools in a 22º AASR tracing board.
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Rebis
Ravignat (see further reading) gives no source for his “90th Degree: Supreme Grand Council General of the 90th and Last Degree, Sovereign Grand Princes of the 90th”, but I think it (partly) comes from Fonds Gaborria Ms.-372: “Rite de Misraïm. Les 3 suprêmes conseils du système d’Arcano, Arcanorum des 88e, 89e et 90e degrés, 17e classe” which contains three “Arcana Arcanorum” degrees.
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Wicket
The “wicket” or “wicket gate” is a distinctive element of the Mark Master degree, connected to the Senior Warden. This is through which the Mark Master receives his wages.
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Sun and Compasses
Royal Arch jewel.
co-Masonic HRA ritual book since at least 1926, but can be found in other places as well.
Rock Lifter
Emblem of the “Most Excellent Master” degree in Duncan’s book about the York Rite. Obviously a construction to lift rocks. The “Mark Capstone” can be held by a “lewis“, so this image combines several symbols.
Square, Compasses, Star
Because I had no symbol specific to co-Masonry, I asked for suggestions. Somebody suggested the logo of Universal co-Masonry.
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Quadruple Compasses and Square
Four compasses on top of each other with a square and a ruler. Emblem of the 50th degree of (some variations of) Memphis Mirsraim (“Sublime Philosopher of Samothrace).
Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraim in Freemasonry Aprons and Tracing Boards – Murat Ozgen Ayfer (2019)
Square, Compasses, UC
Square, Compasses and the letters UC, which stand for Union Compagnonnique. An emblem of the Compagnonnage. This is a French (and German) ‘operative Masonry’ type organisation.
The Artisans and Guilds of France (2000) by François Icher (edited)
Compasses and Crown?
The letters C.M.D.D. stand for Compagnons Menuisiers du Devoir which means something like ‘members of the guild’. The Compagnonnage is a French (and German) ‘operative Masonic’ like organisation.
The Artisans and Guilds of France (2000) by François Icher (edited)
Square, Compasses and Hammer
From a Dutch emblem of the 20th degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite.
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Table
Combination of symbols sometimes as part of the 19th degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite (Dutch), sometimes of the 21th (1894 Vermont).
Also the 22nd degree of the same Dutch book has this table with geometrical instruments. On a contemporary French 22nd degree tracing board there is just the table as in the image above.
The Book Of The Ancient And Accepted Scottish Rite (1884) Charles McClenachan
Royal Axe
Emblem of the 22nd degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite in the 1893 Vermont publication.
The degree of “Knights of the Royal Axe of the Grand Patriarchs, Princes of Libanon” in the Baylot collection of degrees, state that the L on the sword (above, the Hebrew “lamed”) stands for “Libanon”. The S (top right, “Shin”) for “Sidonian” and the N (“noun”) for “Noah”.
Also (some versions of) Memphis Misraim has a 22nd “Knight of the Royal Axe” degree with a plainer axe as emblem as the one above.
Square, Compasses, Ruler
In Memphis-Misraim you often see this combination of three tools.
general Memphis-Misraim design
Two Ball Cane
Apparently a typical American wordplay on Tubal Cain. Simply a symbol to show that you are a Freemason to people who understand the joke.
Spade
Turban and Plumb
Royal Arch emblem of the Scribe.
general officer jewel
Unknown
In the fascinating, French publication, supposedly originally from 1765, called Mutus Liber Latomorum we find about 30 beautiful colour plates with often uncommon Masonic symbols. There is a suggestion that they refer to historical (proto Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite?) degrees.
Here we have one section of a plate (see below). Do the first two rows show emblems of officers? The third row general Masonic symbols (perhaps referring to the first three degrees)? And the bottom row? If the image on the bottom right is the Master’s drawing board does the thing in the middle refer to the second degree and the mountain to the first? Do all images refer to different degrees?
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Bleeding Compasses
In the fascinating, French publication, supposedly originally from 1765, called Mutus Liber Latomorum we find about 30 beautiful colour plates with often uncommon Masonic symbols. There is a suggestion that they refer to historical (proto Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite?) degrees.
More about the book here.
Mutus Liber Latomorum (1765)