Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Masonic Scottish Rite 33rd Degree Cap Owned by John H. Glenn, Jr. with carrying case
ca. 1998
Kalamazoo Regalia
USA: Michigan, Kalamazoo
a: synthetic fabric; gold-colored metal; plastic; b: leatherette; metal; synthetic fabric; paper; ink
a: 3-1/4"h x 8"w x 8-1/2"d; b closed: 4-1/2"h x 9"w x '9-1/4"d
Extended Loan from Valley of Cincinnati, Ohio, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, U.S.A.
EL2019.001a-b

a: white cap, Scottish Rite double-headed eagle embroidered on front in gold and black over white velvet band and 2 rows of gold ribbon. Gold string stretched across top from gold-colored buttons with double-heaed eagle on either side; inside in purple with "John H. Glenn Jr." in gold embroidery with "33" in gold on black triangle. Label in white: MADE IN THE U.S.A. BY / KALAMAZOO REGALIA / 728 WEST MICHIGAN / KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN USA 49007" clear plastic diamond stitched over the label and embroidery; brown leathertte band inside with black ribbon bow. b: black hat carrying case: exterior black leatherett with black plastic zipper around circumferance; black plastic handle attached by metal hangers; interior of red synthetic fabric and red leatherette; label on gold paper with black at either end, "ANTHONY NIZZARDINI / MASONIC SUPPLY CO / 175-5th Ave. New York, N.Y, 10010 / (212) 254-6048"

Former astronaut and US Senator, John H. Glenn Jr. was made a Mason at sight in 1978. In 1998, the soon-to-retire senator received the 33° of Scottish Rite Freemasonry. Embroidered with his name to distinguish it from many others kept the Valley of Cincinnati, this cap bears the double-headed eagle emblem of the 33°. For further information, see blog post: https://nationalheritagemuseum.typepad.com/library_and_archives/2013/06/astronaut-john-glenns-scottish-rite-ring.html