Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Knock Knock

This is a door knocker found on one of the doors leading into the lodge room I showed you in yesterday's post of the Masonic temple. Apparently most lodge rooms have double doors to stop eavesdropping and to gain entry one must perform a complex series of knocks which are responded to by a similar knocker on the other side of the doors. The "G" is a prominent Masonic symbol that represents the "Great Architect" or "Grand Geometrician".

16 comments:

  1. Such interesting info on these beautiful knockers.

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  2. Do you think the secret knock is "Shave and a haircut, two bits"? Fine looking graphic design.

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  3. secrets, secrets and more secrets!

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  4. Interesting. Although I generally find it off that people want to be part of a "secret society".

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  5. It would be just like me to forget how the secret knock went. Especially if they changed it often.
    "Dang, I didn't want to go in anyway."

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  6. It is an unexpected six-pointed star symbol.

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  7. Looks like a strong knocker.

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  8. Intriguing stuff!

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  9. Wonder if the symbolism means something different to the 'members' :)

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