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Post by leonardo on May 26, 2008 18:00:38 GMT
I am wondering how many of our members actually wear the ubiquitous Mason's Ring?
If so, could you describe it: is it, for example, one of those swivel types?
If you don't wear one: Why not?
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Post by windtimber on May 26, 2008 18:35:06 GMT
Gold ring with dark blue synthetic stone. S & C set in the center in gold. Wear it on my RH, 5th finger.
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Post by cemab4y on May 26, 2008 18:58:13 GMT
I do not leave my house, without my ring. I have three(3). I have my grandfather's heirloom ring, that I wear only on special occasions. see www.srmason-sj.org/council/journal/dec99/martin.htmlI bought a ring in a "hock shop". that I use for everyday use. It is 14k Gold, synthetic ruby. I have a stainless steel ring, that I bought for $50, from Gordon Spurlock. I wear it in Iraq, because I do not want to take a chance on losing a gold ring. I have seen those "flippable" rings in catalogs, but never in person. I understand that British Freemasons wear them, because British Freemasonry is more discreet than in the USA.
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Post by chrispt on May 26, 2008 19:53:37 GMT
i wear a silver swivel ring with the S & C and G at the centre, on the other side i have my family coat of arms. i never leave home without it on. i am proud of my heritage and i am proud of the brotherhood to which i belong. Mine was made for me in a town not far from me and they have just put up their website. www.familysealrings.com/Masonic_Rings.htmlWhether this is deliberate or not, the positioning of masonic jewelry in a shop window seems to geographically influenced. In the south east of England i mostly see items in the bottom right hand corner. In devon it seems to be mainly in the bottom left. In Wales it was centre left. Does this happen elsewhere?
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Post by leonardo on May 27, 2008 13:01:59 GMT
Your Grandfather's ring has real character. Do you know if it's a one off, or are there ones similar in style available?
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Post by leonardo on May 27, 2008 13:04:08 GMT
Gold ring with dark blue synthetic stone. S & C set in the center in gold. Wear it on my RH, 5th finger. Sounds like a great ring. Does it have the "G"
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Post by leonardo on May 27, 2008 13:10:48 GMT
i wear a silver swivel ring with the S & C and G at the centre, on the other side i have my family coat of arms. i never leave home without it on. i am proud of my heritage and i am proud of the brotherhood to which i belong. Mine was made for me in a town not far from me and they have just put up their website. www.familysealrings.com/Masonic_Rings.htmlWhether this is deliberate or not, the positioning of masonic jewelry in a shop window seems to geographically influenced. In the south east of England i mostly see items in the bottom right hand corner. In devon it seems to be mainly in the bottom left. In Wales it was centre left. Does this happen elsewhere? I was looking at the Silver rings on the website you linked to and have to say they look quite amazing. Are silver (Masonic) rings popular? Interesting observation on the jeweler's shop window, by the way Must watch out for that. But to be honest have not ( so far) noticed any jewelries over here (Irish Republic) who display Masonic rings, etc... in their shops or windows.
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Post by chrispt on May 27, 2008 14:50:36 GMT
i haven't seen that many silver masonic rings. in-fact they seem to be quite rare. i just prefer silver coloured metals but to have the ring made in white gold was a bit painful on the bank balance.
Have a good search of the second hand shops and just find out the scrap value of gold or silver. i've found that its a very quick way to get them to drop their prices as they can try to push them to high simply because it's Masonic. Ask them to weight the ring, do a quick bit of maths and just tell them if it's not worth the money. Cheeky,but very effective.
Another little novelty to keep an eye out for are Masonic Spinners. It has a couple of lines and markings on one side of the disk and some more on the other side. if you then spin the disk it produces a 3D S & C. I bought one in Brighton and haven't seen another since. I know it's a little gimmicky but i love it just the same.
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Post by waynecowley on May 27, 2008 15:31:53 GMT
I wear a gold wedding band type ring that my wife bought from Bill to mark our 20th wedding anniversary. It has a number of masonic sumbols on it including the S&C (wih G if you look very closely), 47th proposition of Euclid, Square, plumbrule, Level, Trowel and All Seeing Eye - all of which are contained between two pillars
Wayne
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Post by leonardo on May 27, 2008 16:47:56 GMT
i haven't seen that many silver masonic rings. in-fact they seem to be quite rare. i just prefer silver coloured metals but to have the ring made in white gold was a bit painful on the bank balance. Have a good search of the second hand shops and just find out the scrap value of gold or silver. i've found that its a very quick way to get them to drop their prices as they can try to push them to high simply because it's Masonic. Ask them to weight the ring, do a quick bit of maths and just tell them if it's not worth the money. Cheeky,but very effective. Another little novelty to keep an eye out for are Masonic Spinners. It has a couple of lines and markings on one side of the disk and some more on the other side. if you then spin the disk it produces a 3D S & C. I bought one in Brighton and haven't seen another since. I know it's a little gimmicky but i love it just the same. Some excellent advice, there I suppose it pays (literally) to be a bit cheeky. I have a ring already but it is only gold plated and not fitting very well. I got it 'cos it was cheap, very cheep, and now wish to invest in something decent for myself and the missus. Wayne, I do like the sound of your one, bit special that, what with all that's engraved, and all. A very thoughtful present from your good lady.
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Post by imakegarb on May 28, 2008 2:45:27 GMT
I had my ring made because I didn't want a large, clunky, man's ring. But I wanted so many things on it that it turned into a huge, clunky thing. I mean, it's like a heat sink. But I still love it ;D It's silver. S&C with star and yod in center, all in a triangle with the words "Vide, Aude, Tace". Yod on left, Bet on right. I'm afraid this is the best photo I have of it:
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Post by maximus on May 28, 2008 2:56:18 GMT
Did it come with a wheelbarrow to carry it around?
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Post by imakegarb on May 28, 2008 6:08:54 GMT
Did take some getting used to
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Post by leonardo on May 28, 2008 6:50:32 GMT
That is a fine, solid looking ring, there. Karen, I've seen the Yod before but didn't have much understanding of its meaning until I read the following explanation as found in luzoriente.blogspot.com/2008/03/yod.html:The Hebrew letter Is, equivalent in sound to I or Y. It is the initial letter of the word Jehovah, the Tetragrammaton, and hence was peculiarly sacred among the Talmudists. Basnage (book iii, chapter 13), while treating of the mysteries of the name Jehovah among the Jews, says of this letter: The yod in Jehovah is one of those things which eye hath not seen, but which has been concealed from all mankind. Its essence and matter are incomprehensible ; it is not lawful so much as to meditate upon it. Man may lawfully revolve his thoughts from one end of the heavens to the other, but he cannot approach that inaccessible light, that primitive existence, contained in the letter Yod and indeed the masters call the letter thought or idea, and prescribe no bounds to its efficacy. It was this letter which, flowing from the primitive light, gave being to emanations. It wearied itself by the way, but assumed a new vigor by the sense of the letter t which makes the second letter of the Ineffable Name. In Symbolic Freemasonry, the god has been replaced by the letter G. But in the advanced Degrees it is retained, and within a triangle, as in the illustration, constitutes the symbol of the Deity. In Mackey's Encyclopedia of Freemasonry.
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Post by parisfred on May 28, 2008 9:42:53 GMT
I have one of those swivel types which is absolutly unusual in France, I bought it from ebay last christmas ... winter solstice No G inside it's the usual english design,
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Post by maximus on May 28, 2008 13:38:16 GMT
I have one of those swivel types which is absolutly unusual in France, I bought it from ebay last christmas ... winter solstice No G inside it's the usual english design, A "winter solstice" present to yourself? Do you put up a solstice tree and have a yummy feast?
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Post by leonardo on May 28, 2008 18:35:47 GMT
Bro. Fred, I know many Masons in the UK who wear rings with the G along with the S&C. And most, if not all, websites I visit offer rings either with or without it
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Post by imakegarb on May 28, 2008 21:13:21 GMT
Well Bro. Bill and others of our Scottish BB can come in and smack me around if I'm wrong but . . . if I recall correctly, our Scotts BB do the "G" ;D
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Post by leonardo on May 28, 2008 22:11:38 GMT
Well Bro. Bill and others of our Scottish BB can come in and smack me around if I'm wrong but . . . if I recall correctly, our Scotts BB do the "G" ;D I never knew Bill was a Scot! ;D
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Post by imakegarb on May 29, 2008 0:15:50 GMT
It's the "Mc" that gives him away. And those sexy calves
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