Baton

Title

Baton

Description

In historical lodges, the Marshall carries a rod instead of a Baton. But as the Marshall is a representation of the Military order of the lodge, and the rods in the military of Batons, the same principle was adopted for the rod of the Marshall to become a Baton.

Material

Wood

Number within the Lodge

1

Symbols

Baton

Location in the Lodge

in the hand of the Marshal

Color(s)

Brown

Matching Tools

None

Files

20180920_161455.jpg

Collection

Citation

“Baton,” Masonic Temple, accessed April 28, 2024, https://lvanbeek.omeka.net/items/show/32.