The United States Senate observes a number of traditions, some formal and some informal. Some of the current and former traditions are described below:
The 1954 ivory gavel, along with the ceremonial mahogany box
Members of the Senate on Seersucker Day 2019.
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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
Traditions of the United States Senate
…senator George Murphy began a tradition of keeping a desk near the back of the chamber stocked with candy. This continues today. The Senate uses three gavels, each of which has an hourglass shape with no handle. The first gavel, which had been used since at least 1789, cracked during the 1954 Senate session…
Wooden gavel
United States Senate gavels