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January 6th, 2012
A Guide to Identifying Chinese Fakes on eBay
My friend Jason Spangler, also known as the Santee Swapper and host of the Scouting Hot Finds newsletters and podcast has assembled a free guide to spotting the fake Chinese made OA patches currently appearing on eBay.
A Guide to Identifying Recent Chinese Fakes on eBay
This is an extensive 24 page treatise on these patches, with many illustrations. It documents the fakes produced by various sellers over the past several years. It also discusses the marketing strategies of those who produced these fakes including the stealing of images from this website.
This is a must read for almost any collector who wants to avoid being taken by these fakes.
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December 23rd, 2011
Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery (III)
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I have written several posts on this blog about patch designs that appear to have been copied or "inspired" by other designs, quite often from different lodges. For example see the first and second posts using this same title. Another example is this post on more "inspired" patches.
The patch pictured at the top of this post was a recent chapter event issue from Piankatank chapter of Wahunsenakah lodge. (Editor's note: Please see correction in comments). The lodge is chartered to the Colonial Virginia Council which could easily explain the American Revolution theme of the design. However, the lodge totem is a duck so the hawk's head might appear to be an unusual choice.
A friend gave this to me. He acquired it a Trade-O-Ree and thought of me once he saw the design. It's obviously taken from Tsoiotsi Tsogalii's 2010 SR-7B conclave flaps, listed on this site as S34? and S35?.
Perhaps someone in Wahunsenakah can fill us in on the story behind Piankatank chapter's choice of patch design. The artist of the lodge 70 flaps should be flattered that someone in another lodge was so impressed by his design that he chose to adapt it for his chapter's event patch.
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December 22nd, 2011
One of These Things Is Not Like the Other...
"One of these things is not like the others, One of these things just doesn't belong, Can you tell which thing is not like the others. By the time I finish my song?"
How many of you remember this song from "Sesame Street"? I saw a friend of mine at the Winston-Salem Trade-O-Ree last weekend. He usually has a great assortment of patches, many classic material and items from our area. However he wants it to be known that he isn't just interested in old patches, so he puts the frame pictured here on his table. I'll let him remain anonymous unless he chooses to step forward here.
One of those patches seems oddly out of place (really two but one sticks out more!). Do you see it? It's not quite as obvious as recognizing letters and numbers, but still very easy to see! Every time I see this frame I chuckle a bit. It's a good way to start a conversation. Now you all can join me in a good natured chuckle.
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December 7th, 2011
Of Thee We Sing... About Our Lodge
Last weekend I rode with Greg Grimes and Roger Ward and paid a visit to our mutual friend, Larry Banks. On the way there I was shown a book, published in 1938, given to members of Chappegat Lodge.
The book included the lodge by laws and rules. It included instructions on how to wear the "bands", as the OA Sash was called then, and lodge pin. Specifically, Brotherhood members were instructed that the bands and arrow on the lodge pin were to be worn pointed toward the left shoulder. It was also stated that the lodge pin could not be given to a non-member of either sex. This refers to the custom, still practiced today, of fraternity brothers giving their pins to their girl friends as a token of affection. The centerfold was the brother's membership certificate.
The music and lyrics of the OA song and the lodge song were also printed in the book.
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December 5th, 2011
From China... Again
There has been some discussion recently on patch-l about an eBay seller currently using the id, "discountbar". He is operating out of Huhhot, China and selling fake Boy Scout patches.
Several members of that list have pointed out that he is stealing images of real patches from this site and using them to illustrate his auctions. Winning bidders report they do not receive the items pictured, but instead get computer designed fakes of those patches.
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Archive for September, 2009
Echockotee 200 S40?
For almost twenty years, Echockotee Lodge 200 has worked with North Florida Council for an event for children with special needs, to provide them with a day and a night of camping and other outdoor activities. Since 2006, a patch has been created for the members of the lodge staffing the event. Previous blog entries about the patches can be found here, and here, and here.
In 2009, funding that had been planned for the event dried up, requiring the lodge to raise funds. Making money means making patches. The lodge authorized a flap to be created for fund raising, and 250 were made of the design in full color (200-S-40). A second version was also created, another 250 were made of a matching white monochrome (200-S-41).
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"There are three things which are real: God, human folly, and laughter. The first two are beyond our comprehension. So we must do what we can with the third."
John F. Kennedy
To those who are wondering where the rest of the NOAC patches are… A large group will be uploaded to the site later today or this evening. I’m working on large groups from the 200s and 300s ranges of lodge numbers right now. Stay tuned.
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Timuquan 340 2009 Fall Conclave
Timuquan 340 recently held their Fall Conclave, and also introduced the second piece of their 2009-2010 activity patch series, a depiction of a Seminole village. Big Thanks to Ken Knaebel for providing the image.
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2010 FourCorps Patch
Section S-4 (peninsular Florida and southern Georgia) will be conducting an ArrowCorps-style service project for 2010, called FourCorps. Scheduled for June 13-19, the projects are set for the Ocala National Forest (between Ocala and DeLand), to rehabilitate illegally created roads, removing non-native vegetation, erosion control projects, and build bird nesting boxes.
To raise funds for the event, the Section has created three patches. The RED border is sold for $5, the GLD border (130 made) is being sold for $25. Only 50 were made with a WHT border, and is being sold for $100.
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Are there too many posts to handle? Maybe you missed out on a great post. Here’s a quick digest of the top posts from last week that you may want to check out:
- Lodge 118: Eke Otkia Chapter Patches
Posted on Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009 in SR-7B Lodges – Views: (53)
Thanks to Home Dearmin for sending word of three new issues from Eke Otkia chapter of Wahissa lodge. The patches are in the shape of Hanging Rock, which is a state park within the boundaries of the chapter, the name of the district the chapter serves, and the English translation of “Eke Otkiaâ€.
- Lodge 459: 60th Anniversary Chenille
Posted on Monday, September 21st, 2009 in Catawba 459 – Views: (61)
Larry Banks recently sent word and an image of a new chenille jacket patch that Catawba lodge is issuing in advance of their 60th anniversary in 2011. This is the third issue from the lodge for this anniversary. It follows the “A4?” issued in 2008 and the recent “M1?
- Temporary Email Outage: Resolved
Posted on Monday, September 21st, 2009 in OAImages News – Views: (44)
Last Friday RoadRunner started blocking email from my server because of spam without my knowledge. I had been filtering all my incoming mail at OAImages through my RoadRunner so as to filter out most of the several hundred spam messages that I get every day. RoadRunner apparently did not like that.
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Tipisa 326: 2009 Fall Fellowship
Tipisa Lodge 326 has begun its 2009-2010 program year and the annual series of event patches with its Fall Fellowship patch. The theme this year is “Seminole Patchwork”, but the depiction is what will make this series different.
There will be six event patches issued for the year (Fall Fellowship, S-4 Seminars/ Council of Chiefs Host, Chapter Ordeals, Native American Weekend, Spring Conclave, and Service Weekend). The lodge name has six letters (T I P I S A). So, each weekend patch will be shaped like a letter in the lodge name. The year patch is supposed to be a depiction of the Lodge Chief’s Seminole jacket.
But this was not the first patch for the program year.
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Catawba 459 Etowah chapter X1?
I’m still very slowly sorting and adding issues from last Summer’s NOAC, but the world of new issues marches on without any pause for me. Larry Banks sent me word of a few new issues recently. One of these is the first patch from Catawba lodge’s Etowah chapter.
The patch is shaped like a light green flame. A stylized buffalo skull is in the center, with the lodge’s totem “ghosted” above it.
The listing data for this issue should be as follows:
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Wahissa 118 Eke Otkia chapter X6?
Thanks to Home Dearmin for sending word of three new issues from Eke Otkia chapter of Wahissa lodge. The patches are in the shape of Hanging Rock, which is a state park within the boundaries of the chapter, the name of the district the chapter serves, and the English translation of “Eke Otkiaâ€.
The border colors were chosen for an unsual reason. They represent the three high schools within Eke Otkia chapter, those being West Stokes (purple), South Stokes (maroon), and North Stokes (green). This is not the first time high school, or college, colors have figured prominently in patch designs. These are being sold as sets only.
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January 14th, 2012
An OAImages iPad App?
Some of those who know me personally, know that I have gone over to the "Dark Side" and have started using Apple products. I bought an iMac a couple of months ago and just recently got an iPad. My brother is trying to tell me that my Droid's days are numbered.
I really like my iPad and started day dreaming about an OAImages app for it. I have no idea how to go about writing this and it would take me into an entirely new area from what I know. It's not something that would happen easily or soon. Here's your chance to give feedback. What do you think about an OAImages app? What would you put in it? Do you have any thoughts on how it would be distributed or how much it would cost?
Please feel free to comment. Comments are moderated for those who have not successfully had a comment published on this blog before in order to control spam. I will do my best to approve comments as quickly as possible in order to facilitate a discussion.
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October 4th, 2011
Indian Summer and Summit Corps Patches
I have added special pages on this site for the 2011 Indian Summer and 2011 Summit Corps. I still have a few images to add but most of what I have images for is now on the site. Thanks for Rick Horne for most of these images.
To view these items, go to OA Images: National and Special Events Patches page and select either of these events from the "Other Specialties" drop down box.
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August 27th, 2011
Coming out of Hiding About April 1st
It's kind of odd to come out of hiding to post about a topic like this.
I'm hearing from some brothers that there have been gullible readers to this blog over the years. I would have thought it was obvious from the context of the posts, but the various posts made on this blog throughout the years that have appeared on APRIL FIRST are all satire. None of them are true. Read them and chuckle but please do not complain to your friendly OA National Committee members, Scout Executives, lodge advisers, or official website administrators about the "changes" that are "announced" in them.
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March 31st, 2011
Comment Spam
This is strictly an "FYI" post for those familiar with the issues facing those who maintain blogs and message boards where readers can post comments.
Recently I had been having issues here with comment spam getting past this blog's filters. I deleted the inappropriate posts as quickly as I could but this was still unacceptable to me, as well as additional work. I since have required that readers register before they're allowed to post comments here. That seems to have stopped the spammers.
I still see a number of probable spammers, mainly from Russian domains, registering on this blog but so far none have had their comments posted successfully.
I may test my luck for a short period of time in the near future. At some unannounced time, I will turn off the registration requirement for posting comments for a day or two. I want to see if the spammers have been chased away, or if they're just awaiting an easy opportunity to push their garbage
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February 11th, 2011
Change in Comments Policy
This blog is being hit with a large number spam comments lately. There have been over 12,000 attempts to spam the blog with comments just within the past 60 days. Recently a few dozen comments, hawking service and goods I deem inappropriate for this blog, made it past the filters. Since I don't desire to spend more time deleting the spam as I find it and don't want inappropriate information to sit on my blog, I am tightening up the policy on commenting here.
Those who wish to comment must now register and be logged in before being to post comments. Registration is free and is not the same as membership to this site. This is a common practice on many blogs especially among sites run by more "traditional media" type companies.
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February 9th, 2011
Gone Home: Matt Kirkland
It is with shock and sadness that I pass along this message Tim Brown forwarded to me this morning:
With deep regret I must announce that my son, Matthew Thomas Kirkland, 31, passed from this world at 9:30 this evening. Matt suffered a massive stroke last night. We are having Matthew cremated and will hold a private ceremony in Memphis at a later date. For those who knew Matt, if you desire, to make a donation to the Transatlantic Council, Boy Scouts of America in his name. http://www.tac-bsa.org/Home.html
Matt was a significant contributor to this site, especially for Black Eagle lodge 482. He will be missed.
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Echockotee Lodge 200 Special Needs Camporee
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