Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Shrine Tuxedo Patrol Poster
1950-1980
Ihling Bros. Everard Co.
USA: Michigan, Kalamazoo
Ink and paint on cardboard
overall: 30 x 20 in.; 76.2 x 50.8 cm
Gift of Ihling Bros. Everard Co.
98.041.146

Ihling Bros. Everard Co. Uniform Co. Masonic Shriner Cape Poster; original pen and ink poster on cardboard; poster shows Shriner in black tuxedo wearing purple cape standing in front of mirror; mirror reflects back or robe and reads: "ORAK/ Tuxedo/ Patrol"; across bottom: "Ihling Bros. Everard Co."

This large pen and ink illustration presents a Shriner in a tuxedo and cape standing near a mirror. The reflected image depicts how the uniform could be customized. Regalia makers would illustrate their products with the names of existing temples or other groups to show customization options. This uniform was created for the Orak Tuxedo Patrol, a Shrine parade unit based out of Orak Temple in Michigan City, Indiana.