Vintage O. E. S. Lambskin Apron, Past Master (Eastern Star Watch), 40 " Min Plus
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This is a vintage O.E.S. Lambskin Apron, (I think for a) past master (or Eastern Star Watch), 40" min plus. The apron itself is 15 inches wide and 13 inches high, and there are two 12-inch elastic belt straps with a hooking buckle. Condition is Used. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail. I know very little about the Order of the Eastern Star. This belonged to my late cousin.It appears to be leather or sheepskin, trimmed with blue velvet, and the back is blue satin. It's very nice.The Lambsk...in Apron is the most iconic symbolic emblem of Freemasonry. It is the unique badge of a Mason and it is considered a tool. It’s said to be more honorable than the Roman Eagle or the Golden Fleece, the Masonic apron is literally, the badge of a Mason carried with him into the next existence. Celebrated in poetry and prose, the Lambskin Apron is the initial gift of Freemasonry to a candidate, and at the end of life’s pilgrimage it is placed on his mortal remains and buried with his body in the grave.This badge symbolizes regeneration, or a new life. It refers to the "pure heart."It goes back to the days of working Masonry, when masons wore a long apron of thick leather to protect them against splinter; of rock and blows from their tools. As a piece of protective clothing, the apron symbolizes hard work and at the same time it helps create and maintain the strong bond of belonging to the same fraternity.It is said that the apron refers to the "pure heart, " the gloves - to the "clean hands" and both are associated with purification, which – in Freemasonry - was always symbolized by the ablution, which preceded the ancient initiations into the sacred Mysteries.
