Antique Masonic Humidor

[briarfriar]

St. Paul’s Lodge 481 commissioned tobacco humidors in commemoration of the 125th anniversary of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania in 1911.

Beautiful ceramics were pretty common at that time. Pitchers, loving cups, etc. And many were made in New Jersey.

 

[Coreios]

Beautiful!

 

[Zamora]

That's really cool find. I wonder if the ship scene is a part of Masonic imagery, or at least was at the time with whatever particular rite the lodge is affiliated with.

Pipes seem to be pretty popular with masons, or maybe Freemasnry is popular with pipe smokers. There's also a Masonic cigar brand, Hiram & Solomon, they're pretty good.

 

[shermnatman]

Anyone visiting Philadelphia really should take the guided group tour of the Grand Lodge. It's located adjacent to City Hall. The Egyptian Room will blow you away. The tour costs only a few dollars and is considered by many to be one of the top tourist attractions in the city for a Travelling Man to enjoy. - Sherm Natman

 

[anotherbob]

The biggest Masonic secret.... The positive effects of storing yourself in a humidor.

 

[bobpnm]

Nice!

 

[Andre_T]

St. Paul’s Lodge 481 commissioned tobacco humidors in commemoration of the 125th anniversary of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania in 1911.

Beautiful ceramics were pretty common at that time. Pitchers, loving cups, etc. And many were made in New Jersey.View attachment 182368

So you were the guy that got that on ebay! I was looking at that.

 

[Zamora]

Anyone visiting Philadelphia really should take the guided group tour of the Grand Lodge. It's located adjacent to City Hall. The Egyptian Room will blow you away. The tour costs only a few dollars and is considered by many to be one of the top tourist attractions in the city for a Travelling Man to enjoy. - Sherm Natman

Thanks, if I'm ever in Philly I'll check it out. I've been to the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose, California, that place is pretty cool

 

[shermnatman]

The biggest Masonic secret.... The positive effects of storing yourself in a humidor.

Actually, there is a little tiny Tyler on-guard and living inside that antique Humidor, who absolutely won't open the lid from inside the Humidor unless you give the word, the sign, and the knock; but sadly, the word was lost to the mists of time long ago.

So, that humidor is really only good for a Beauty Queen to adorn your shelf with. If you ever do happen to find the lost word and get the Humidor to open, the tabak inside will be aged over 100 years... So, you better hope it's Virginia in there and NOT Burley - Sherm Natman

 

[mso489]

That's certainly a period piece. Unless you are a Mason, you might have to fend off secret handshakes if a guest saw it in your home. I had a colleague who had a class ring that apparently resembled a Masonic ring; he was forever having to explain this to Masons in airports and conference centers who would approach him with secret handshakes and signs.

Despite that, he was determined to wear his class ring. He was a Hawaiin man, an Army infantry officer vet. He was deep in the oral tradition, and over a few years he had told me his expansive memoir, which was pretty fascinating. When I repeated some of the details to people who'd worked in Hawaii, they thought I was a native.

I had lived briefly in the Hawaiian chain, but not the traditionally Polynesian inhabited part, but on Midway Island, as far from Honolulu as Omaha from New York City.

 

[anotherbob]

Actually, there is a little tiny Tyler on-guard and living inside that antique Humidor, who absolutely won't open the lid from inside the Humidor unless you give the word, the sign, and the knock; but sadly, the word was lost to the mists of time long ago.

So, that humidor is really only good for a Beauty Queen to adorn your shelf with. If you ever do happen to find the lost word and get the Humidor to open, the tabak inside will be aged over 100 years... So, you better hope it's Virginia in there and NOT Burley - Sherm Natman

it's "chocolate chip cookie". Even if it's not the tiny guy will open up.

 

[briarfriar]

So you were the guy that got that on ebay! I was looking at that.

Oh no, definitely not me. I reached the point of not accumulating things anymore.

 

[briarfriar]

Anyone visiting Philadelphia really should take the guided group tour of the Grand Lodge. It's located adjacent to City Hall. The Egyptian Room will blow you away. The tour costs only a few dollars and is considered by many to be one of the top tourist attractions in the city for a Travelling Man to enjoy. - Sherm Natman

I think tours are free right now, as part of the 150th anniversary celebration.

 

[briarfriar]

That's really cool find. I wonder if the ship scene is a part of Masonic imagery, or at least was at the time with whatever particular rite the lodge is affiliated with.

Pipes seem to be pretty popular with masons, or maybe Freemasnry is popular with pipe smokers. There's also a Masonic cigar brand, Hiram & Solomon, they're pretty good.

It may have something to do with St. Paul being shipwrecked on Malta, per the Book of Acts.