Mike Martin

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As private Lodges it is up to us to keep our funds and records in proper order and this should be detailed within the Lodge's By-Laws, however, the Met/Prov/Dist Grand Master has powers under Rule 74 to call such documents, should there be an issue, for inspection.

If you're asking because you're "unattached", you would need to enquire what (if any) rules the "importing" Grand Lodge has about visiting as an "unattached" Freemason. If you are currently subscribing there would be no limit and it is up to you.

Hopefully it was just a hiccup and Bill is OK as it's back up and running now. I'd suggest reaching out and checking up on him.

Well same offer as before, you're more than welcome to ask any questions here.

Hiya and welcome back, it's been a while. Your tattoos alone would not cause a problem, unless they were extremist or generally socially unacceptable, because we are looking more at your character when we are considering whether you would make a good Freemason. As an aside, while some people don't like tattoos forget age it's nothing to do with that. It's just that some people just don't like tattoos, my Dad's 75 and he's got more than me. While it is obvious that some Freemasons are posh just as many and probably more are not and just are normal blokes who you will down the Pub on a Friday or at the football on a Saturday. As I said to you before it is one of the most open and welcoming organisations you would ever get involved in. As I'm nosey, can I ask what went wrong last time you were here?

Yes good effort and not to be sniffed at.👏👏👏

Hi Fidelio, In common with all the variations of these watch fobs the "Scottish" variant is very hard to research as they are just jewellery produced by jewellers who saw a market. It is harder with this though as it has no "Makers Mark" on it to identify the jeweller who made them. So rarity can only be based on how many are in the market at any one time and this variant is few and far between probably because they were produced specifically for Scottish Freemasons. The only useful info I could share is based on my experience as a long-term collector and that is that they are not as rare as the "Broken Column" and "3 sided pyramid" versions but they only turn up infrequently.

If you're referring to the site which showcases part of my collection I did actually say "rarer" rather than "rare" when talking about the "Long Armed Victorian" but I actually wrote those descriptions 10-15 years ago.

Hi there, The thing about antique jewellery is that it's price is set by the people who want to buy it. 20 years ago this type of watch fob was fetching around £350 a time on Ebay but as they have become more common that price is being asked but not being given. If you listed it for £200 you would sell it relatively easy but higher amounts means you will need to be very patient.

I suspect we'll only get to know when/if the another annual report is published.

Hi and welcome.

Hammersmith Lodge No. 2090 was Erased in 2017, not that there is any real need for help with the topic as the actual question was answered.

Hi there and welcome to the Forum. I have had to remove the link from your post and the second (aka spam) time that you posted it as it breaks the rules of the Forum (9a specifically) please do read the rules before posting again (link below) and I am sure that we all look forward to getting to know you a bit better.

Hi there and welcome to the Forum, It can be quiet but if you throw some bait in you'll get some nibbles eventually.