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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 May, 2010
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 117: 2009 Fall Fellowship Flaps
Posted on Wednesday, May 12th, 2010 in Croatan 117 – Views: (65)
Since the National OA Committee clarified its policy regarding the use of separate flaps by “honor”, many lodges have dropped their use of Ordeal/Brotherhood/Vigil (OBV) flaps to be in compliance with this dictate. Croatan lodge was one of them.
- Lodge 270: 2010… or is that 2009… Events Issues
Posted on Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 in Skyuka 270 – Views: (42)
This should be the last post about Skyuka lodge for a little while. Thanks to Brad Hutto, again, for sending images of the first 2010 events issues for this lodge. The lodge chose a “throwback” theme for this year’s events issues with the patches replicating designs of classic Skyuka issues.
- Tipisa 326 Chapter Patches, Volume 5
Previous entries to this blog about the chapters of Tipisa Lodge 326 have shown the multitude of issues that have been created. By the customs of the lodge and sometimes by their rules, the chapters carry out some of the functions that elsewhere would be carried out at the lodge level (annual chapter Ordeals, multiple District camporee weekends each year, etc).
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Tsali 134 S71?+X19?
Tsali lodge recently issued three more patches for the 2010 Dixie Fellowship and the BSA’s centennial. Thanks to Hank Birdsong and Greg Grimes for these images.
One flap and a matching “dangle” were issued for the 2010 Dixie Fellowship, SR-5 Conclave (S71?+X19?). These issues pay tribute to white water rafting, a popular pastime in the mountains of North Carolina. The dangle is a life preserver.
A single flap, with a design based upon the lodge’s traditional standard flap design, was issued for the BSA 100th Anniversary (S72?).
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Occoneechee 104 X43?
Occoneechee lodge issued three pieces for delegates to the 2010 SR-7B conclave. Thanks again to Wesley Drennan for these issues.
Being from North Carolina, the brothers of Occoneechee decided to celebrate “good eats” with a “BBQ at Conclave” theme this year. The lodge issued a black border trader flap, a restricted orange border flap for delegates and an oval with black border. The oval also features paratroopers, a nod to Fort Bragg located within the council and lodge, and the exhortation “Give to the troops”. While some may not appreciate the levity in these designs they may be happy to note a general lack of purple (except in the thunderbird’s head).
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Klahican 331 S73?
Klahican lodge issued a single flap for the recent SR-7B conclave. Thanks to Wesley Drennan for this image.
Except for Wahissa which generally does not issue patches for its conclave delegates unless it is the host, it has now become unusual for a lodge in SR-7B to issue only one patch. This has made collecting the SR-7B conclave issues a bit more difficult than it used to be.
I wasn’t at conclave this year. Based upon the flap’s design, it appears Klahican had some sort of medieval or knighthood theme. The lodge’s Venus flytrap totem is in dark gray at the right side of the flap.
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Previous entries to this blog about the chapters of Tipisa Lodge 326 have shown the multitude of issues that have been created. By the customs of the lodge and sometimes by their rules, the chapters carry out some of the functions that elsewhere would be carried out at the lodge level (annual chapter Ordeals, multiple District camporee weekends each year, etc). So the reasons why the Tipisa chapters create emblems are much like those for small lodges: identification, service recognition, events, and anniversaries.
A realignment of the districts in Central Florida Council will also be reducing the chapters from 14 to 11. Besides requiring a change in lodge flaps (each feather on the flap represents a chapter), chapters will be disappearing as a result of mergers. Until then, here are some of the recent chapter items:
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Croatan 117 S73?
Croatan has issued an unusually large number (for them) of flaps lately. Earlier this Spring they issued a set of “Pirate Nation” flaps. These are being sold to support the 2010 National Jamboree contingent. Thanks to Wesley Drennan and Greg Grimes for images of these issues.
Each of these features the East Carolina University pirate in front of what appears to be a football stadium. Note the inclusion of the registered trademark symbol, ®, on the pirate’s hat. Three flaps were issued: a black (BLK) border (S72?), purple (PUR) border (S73?), and a gold mylar (GMY) border version (S74?). I expect these will be a hit with traders, especially those who like pirates or collect sports related OA issues.
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Tipisa Lodge 326 has begun selling their 2010 Jamboree flap (326 S-43). The design of the flap matches the set of the Central Florida Council Jamboree contingent shoulder patches, reminiscent of the “Guitar Hero” video games, and featuring guitars in their designs. Continue Reading »
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Croatan 117 eS2009-1?
Since the National OA Committee clarified its policy regarding the use of separate flaps by “honor”, many lodges have dropped their use of Ordeal/Brotherhood/Vigil (OBV) flaps to be in compliance with this dictate. Croatan lodge was one of them. They previously had Brotherhood and Vigil service flaps along with an unrestricted trading flap. However, Croatan gave one last nod to tradition with the three flaps they issued for their 2009 Fall Fellowship. Thanks to Wesley Drennan for these images.
All three flaps use design used by the lodge for its standard flaps for over 40 years. The “Ordeal” flap had a red mylar (RMY) border. The “Brotherhood” and “Vigil” flaps used the traditional gold mylar (GMY) and silver mylar (SMY) border colors. As these patches specifically name an event, they will be listed on this site as events issues.
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For Timuquan Lodge 340, their Spring Fellowship is not just one event. It is three, including the annual Lodge Banquet, and the Vigil Breakfast. The Fellowship and the Banquet patches are parts of the 2009-2010 series, depicting native American Village scenes.
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Skyuka 270 eX2010-1?
This should be the last post about Skyuka lodge for a little while. Thanks to Brad Hutto, again, for sending images of the first 2010 events issues for this lodge. The lodge chose a “throwback” theme for this year’s events issues with the patches replicating designs of classic Skyuka issues.
The first of these is for the lodge banquet. It is a throwback to the lodge’s x3 and is dated 2009, instead of 2010. I am awaiting word as to whether this is a misdated issue or whether it should be listed as a second lodge banquet issue for 2009. Many lodges hold their banquets during the Christmas holiday season, and some hold their “year end” banquet in January of the next year, so it is not that unusual for a lodge to have two banquets in a year. If this really is the last event issue of 2009 instead of the first of 2010, I will edit this post accordingly.
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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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