The apron and its symbolism

By Bro. F.R. Worts, M.A., P.A.G.D.C.

HISTORY OF THE APRON1

There can be no doubt that the Masonic apron has been developed from the apron worn by operative masons in the middle ages. The few examples surviving show that the operative apron was fashioned from the skin of an animal, most probably a sheep. It was large enough

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