Unknown Issues…..

Posted on June 6th, 2007 in Camps,OA,What's Its by dhoffard

First Posting from Destry the Chief of Sales:

OA issues that are previously unknown are pretty rare to find these days. There’s been so much digging and research done that there just isn’t much out there we’ve not seen before. But oddly enough, we’ve come up with two pieces lately that are apparently previously uncataloged items.

First is a segment from Wincheck Lodge 534 that goes around an early Camp Yawgoog round. We got it with a group of stuff from the estate of a gentleman who’d been a professional Scouter in that area during the late 40’s and early 50’s.

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Same exact style and construction as the other segments, plus they were all in an envelope together. And to make it more interesting, going by how early the camp patch is, I’d say it’s probably the first issue of the Lodge.

Second is a piece from Passaconaway Lodge 220. Very similar to the R1 but with some major differences as well.

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220 Passaconaway R1

The top one is the patch we have and the bottom is the known variety of the 220 R1. Besides the green border, there are differences in the bear itself. On the one we have the bear clearly has a mouth and an eye, plus lots more fur detail than on the known R1.

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220felt4v2.jpgThe backs are very different. Ours has a heavy red cloth backing and a white backstitch on the embroidery. The known R1 has a white gauze backing and an all black backstitch. I’d say by the embroidery type of the known R1 it was made by St. Louis / Geer Embroidery as it’s the exact same type as a lot of their patches pre-1952. Considering it’s got more detail and is of a higher quality construction, I’d say it’s possibly an R2 issue.

*Thanks to Dr. Bob Sherman for emailing me the front and back of the known 220 R1*

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