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In The Beginning...Boy Scout patch collecting has come a long way in the past 50 years. Order of the Arrow Lodge Listings, compiled by E. Forrest Reynolds in the 1950's, was the first attempt to codify patch listings on a national basis. It was colloquially known as "The Blue Book" and it is from this that the current Blue Book takes its name. The book's legend, shown on the left, is the genesis of our current system of patch classification. Many of the patch classifications we now know and use are already in place. Some types like "S" for solid flaps and "W" for woven patches, now commonly used, are not mentioned since in 1958 those "new-fangled" types of patches had yet to appear. I plan to add scans of other such historical documents and long out-of-print books on this site as my time and copyright law permit. If you're interested in seeing more works like this illustrated here, please let me know.
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In 1958 the Blue Book contained almost no information to describe the patches listed. Presumably, since there were so few issues then, it was felt no description was necessary. Certainly this is no longer true. Below, is my attempt to reconstruct the issues listed in this book, to the best of my ability.
This is a work in progress, and is far from complete!
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The Internet Guide to Order of the Arrow Insignia is published and maintained by John Pannell, jpannell "at" oaimages.com, © 1997 - 2010. This site is the result of many thousands of hours' work by many generous persons. The images here are free for others' non-profit use. Use of these images for profit without express written permission is expressly and strictly forbidden. Please note that eBay policy expressly forbids the use of another eBay user's images without permission. Much assistance for this site has been given by members of the American Scouting Historical Society and the International Scouting Collectors Association for which I am grateful. The identification and cataloging of all issues pictured in this guide are correct to the best of my knowledge. No further warranties of the accuracy of this information are made or implied. |