The Operative Period and Early Speculative Masonry: The origins of the Masonic apron can be traced back to the leather aprons worn by stonemasons in the Middle Ages. In the early days of speculative F...

The History of the Snake Buckle on Masonic Aprons: In the early days of speculative Freemasonry in the 18th century, aprons were usually plain white lambskin, reflecting the movement's operative origi...