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A gavel is a small ceremonial mallet/hammer commonly made of hardwood, typically fashioned with a handle. It can be used to call for attention or to punctuate rulings and proclamations and is a symbol
Wooden gavel
United States Senate gavels
The United States Senate observes a number of traditions, some formal and some informal. Some of the current and former traditions are described below:
Gavel
…partitioned Poland. Their use ceased after the Second World War, but they were returned to courts in 2008, as an optional addition to a courtroom. The unique gavel of the United States Senate has an hourglass shape and no handle. In 1954, the gavel that had been in use since at least 1834 (and possibly since 1789…
The 1954 ivory gavel, along with the ceremonial mahogany box
Members of the Senate on Seersucker Day 2019.