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Is there a specific color and styles for the Worshipful Masters hat.

MarkR

Premium Member
Some jurisdictions require these things. Not the top hat on the GM, the other one. :eek:
master hat.jpg
 

MWS

Registered User
Interesting.
We have never had a requirement to wear a hat...I have never seen one warn by the WM.
 

MarkR

Premium Member
Scotland RWM's don't wear a hat. I don't think English do, either. In Sweden, everybody does. We're talking about a primarily American thing here.
 

Elexir

Registered User
Scotland RWM's don't wear a hat. I don't think English do, either. In Sweden, everybody does. We're talking about a primarily American thing here.

I think you mean Denmark not Sweden.
In Denmark all MMs and up wear tophat while as a Swedish MM I dont.
 

SimonM

Registered User
I wonder where the practice if WMasters wearing hats originated?

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My guess would be that everyone had hats 200years ago, when fashion changed some felt that hats where important and mandated that some or all of the brothers should wear them in lodge. After that GLs start to improve and change the design and add symbolism to it.
 

chrmc

Registered User
I wonder where the practice if WMasters wearing hats originated?

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I've no historical evidence to base this on, but have been told that it is often connected with the concept of a "free" man. In some jurisdictions, like the US, the Master was covered, because it was a show of his station. Probably inspired by kings etc.
In others it was a sign of being a free man that you wore a hat, which is why all Masons do that in some countries.

Again, no idea if there is any truth to this, but makes sense to me.
 

Warrior1256

Site Benefactor
Other than the lodge supplied "crown" style hats the only kind that I have seen a WM wear around here is a black fedora style.
 
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