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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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[caption id="attachment_6836" align="alignleft" width="90" border="0" caption="Wahunsenakah 333 Piankatank Chapter Winter 2011 Service"]
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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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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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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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.
Posted in Shared Items by John E. Pannell on October 10th, 2009 at 5:50 am October 9, 2009 – So, how do they know it was shaped like walnut raisin bread? Maybe it was wheat, or pumpernickel, or even kosher rye! 
Popularity: 5% [?]
Posted in Shared Items by John E. Pannell on October 9th, 2009 at 11:17 pm October 9, 2009 – I have seen no word yet on a new OA lodge.
Popularity: 6% [?]
Lodge 296: 2009 Fellowship Patches
Nayawin Rar 296 eX2009-3?
Wesley Drennan sent news and images of several new items from Nayawin Rar lodge. Among them were the patches for this lodge’s 2009 Spring and Fall fellowships.
Both patches share a similar design scheme. A traditional representation of the lodge totem is in the middle of a triangular patch, surrounded by the names of the lodge’s three chapters. The Spring Fellowship patch is pointed upwards. The Fall Fellowship patch points downwards.The lodge name does not appear on either patch. Unless I’m missing it, there is neither a fleur d’lis or “BSA” on these patches.
The listing data for these are as follows:
Popularity: 14% [?]
Lodge 236: 2009 NOAC Issues
Unali'yi 236 S66?+X19?
Unali’yi lodge issued two two part sets for this past Summer’s NOAC. I added these to the site in August but didn’t post about them at that time. Once again, thanks to Brad Hutto for the images.
The design for both sets is based upon an adaptation of the Order of the Arrow’s arrowhead logo with a silhouetted version of the leaping deer used on many of this lodge’s patches superimposed upon it. The trader set (S66?+X19?, pictured) has a predominately yellow border. The delegate set uses the same design but with a predominately red border.
The listing data for these sets are as follows:
| Issue | Bdr Color/Type | Bkgd | Name | fdl/BSA | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S66? | M/C | R/C | BLK | BLK | BLK | fdl; NOAC 2009, mostly YEL border, trader |
| S67? | M/C | R/C | BLK | BLK | BLK | fdl; NOAC 2009, mostly RED border, delegate |
| X19? | M/C | R/C | BLK | BLK | RED | fdl; NOAC 2009, mostly YEL border, trader |
| X20? | M/C | R/C | BLK | BLK | RED | fdl; NOAC 2009, mostly RED border, delegate |
| Unali’yi lodge page on OAImages.com | ||||||
Popularity: 10% [?]
Lodge 119: 2009 Events Patches
Tomo Chi-Chi 119 eX2009-2?
Alan McDonald sent word of the two events patches issued by Tomo Chi-Chi this year.
The first patch is for the lodge’s Spring Fellowship (eR2009-1?). It is a simple but effective design, adapted from the national Order of the Arrow logo.
The second patch was for the lodge’s 71st annual meeting. This continues the tradition of issuing a patch or other item for this meeting that dates back to 1960, with only a few exceptions. This was the first meeting held at the council’s new, and still unnamed, camp. The design pays tribute to this camp.
Popularity: 13% [?]
Posted in Shared Items by John E. Pannell on October 6th, 2009 at 5:51 am October 5, 2009
Popularity: 5% [?]
Lodge 185: 2009 Fall Fellowship
Atta Kulla Kulla 185 eX2009-4?
Atta Kulla Kulla lodge recently held their Fall Fellowship and released their fourth event item for the year (eX2009-4?). Thanks again to Brad Hutto for keeping us informed.
This patch is the fourth piece in a set. The other pieces are the eX2009-1? (2009 Spring Fellowship, eX2009-2? (2009 Lodge Cookout), and X21? (2009 Dixie Fellowship). The completed design pictures a whippoorwill superimposed upon a compass rose.
I guess it’s only fitting this patch depicts the whippoorwill’s tail for an even held near the “tail end” of the year!
Listing data for this item should be as follows:
Popularity: 12% [?]
Posted in Uncategorized by John E. Pannell on October 5th, 2009 at 12:00 am Popularity: 5% [?]
Posted in OAImages News by John E. Pannell on October 4th, 2009 at 10:51 pm I have been made aware this evening of a couple of issues with email.
Hotmail is currently blocking email from some RoadRunner servers at this time. RoadRunner is my ISP and my outgoing mail, except for messages automatically generated by my server come from there. RoadRunner currently has published this notice:
Popularity: 9% [?]
Lodge 118: Recent Events Patches
Wahissa 118 eX2009-2?
Wahissa lodge recently issued two new event patches. These sat in my pile of “to do” stuff while I was concentrating on adding patch images from NOAC. Thanks to Homer Dearmin for sending along these images.
The first of these (eX2009-2?, pictured) was for the lodge’s third annual Featherfest. This event is held annually in memory and honor of Josh Davis, a young Vigil brother of Wahissa lodge who died in 2007. The patch design is very similar to previous years’ events. It is a double sided patch, with the reverse being an embroidered rosette.
The second item (eX2009-3?) was issued for the lodge’s recent Fall Fellowship. The year, 2009, is hidden in the smoke rising from the pipe.
Popularity: 11% [?]
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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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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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.
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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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.
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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