Scarce Hand-Engraved Silver Masonic "Senior Deacons" Folding Square and Compass tin farmhouse 14 11/16" t x 3

14 11/16" t x 3 3/4" widest x 5/16" thick and in very good condition

whether as a descriptor (of the person

I especially love its defined heel and sole

I’ve considered a few old forged iron snakes and snake-shaped trivets—blacksmith whimsies of sorts— but this is the first that completely jumped out and bit me

Light rusting but overall very good condition

Scarce Hand-Engraved Silver Masonic "Senior Deacons" Folding Square and Compass tin farmhouse 14 11/16" t x 3Quite a lovely and smart looking thing, this hand engraved silver square and compass tool would have been made for a Masonic "Senior Deacon." Through a little research I've learned it would have been carried by the Senior Deacon when guiding candidates through the rituals associated with attaining their masonic degrees. (Specifically, I've read, the compass would symbolically I presume! be used to "pierce their naked left breast," or the square