Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 30, 2015
The 21 square merit badges on the sash below are wonderful but there is a little mix of tragedy there. The Eagle Medal looks like it just rotted away (or a dog took a bite out of it). Lots of good vintage picks here including a cool 1950s Sea Scout Ship patch.
I’m looking at a collection and in talking to the guy on the phone his dad had a $1,000 flap. Sadly in doing some research I had to share with him that recent sales suggest it’s a $250-$300 flap at best. It’s possible the family legend was a bit like a fish story or the piece has just declined in value.
The really cool thing about the collection I’m looking at is that it’s got nearly 100 vintage event and conclave pieces. I’ve actually got a small collection of pre-1972 OA conclaves so I’ll be keeping some of those if it all works out.
When I get to the lodge store this weekend I should be able to get the last piece of our 5-piece activity patch set for 2015. All put together it makes a puzzle patch set that measures over 15″ across. Nice!
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Camp Director, Eagle Scout, Order of the Arrow Vigil Honor Member and past Chief, lifelong Scouter and patch collector.Jason Spangler
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I started collecting Boy Scout memorabilia when I was inducted into Santee Lodge 116, Order of the Arrow at Camp Coker in the summer of 1986. All the guys of ISWA chapter in Elk campsite seemed to be trading and since my dad sent me to camp with a small bag of patches, I jumped in and never looked back....
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