Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Masonic Bookmark
1955-80
Quality Industries Inc.
USA: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Synthetic fiber (likely), paper, adhesive, ink
overall: 6-1/8"h x 2"w x 1/16"d
Gift of Patricia Fé Andrews
2016.070.16

Masonic Bookmark. Bookmark composed of rectangular piece of light-blue cardstock paper with double line of dark blue along outside edges and squares at corners; applied to this is a white satin (likely synthetic fiber) ribbon with zig-zag-cut ends, blue and gold thread embroidered designs, and the text of Psalm 133 embroidered on its face in blue thread: "[square and compasses with a G at center] / Behold how good and / [ruler with mallet behind] / how pleasant it is for / [(from PR to PL, plumb, L-shaped square, level] / brethren to dwell / [trowel] / together in uninty! / [perfect ashlar with open bible with square and compasses with a G at center on top, and text on front within gold border: "PSALM ---133 / AMOS-----7 / ECCL.-----12"] / "Let there be Light". On reverse, stamped in black at bottom, "Woven Bookmark / QUALITY INDUSTRIES INC. / PHILA, PA 19138 / MADE IN U.S.A.".