Issue Details

Issue Number

S10b

Description

GMY 75; 1915-1990; 75thOA; MESH BACK

Produced for the 75th Anniversary of the Order of the Arrow (1990) as a commemorative flap patch. Metallic thread for sun and 75 symbol. Sun is horizontally stitched. Dates 1915 – 1990 are in red. Turtle (for Unami Lodge #1) in front right. No gauze back. Reappearance of Calumet; it is placed near the bow. Four legged bear. Embroidered LTQ sky. Thin RED lettering and numbers. Leaves on the left tree contrast with the sky. Tags connect all numbers in the "257" and the "1915-1990" at the top. FDL does not touch the border, but is tagged to the border. Turtle does not touch the border.

Year Issued

1989 

Quantity

600 

Material

Embroidery

Backing Type

Unknown 

Issue Shape

Flap - Generic 

Border Type

R  

Border Color

RED  

Background Color

M/C  

Lettering Color

RED  

FDL/BSA Color

BLU  

Manufacturer

I.T.L. Patch Company

PatchScan URL

Unknown

Color Count (PS)

10

Coverage (PS)

100

Size in mm

Unknown

Annotations

OA75
WWW
FDL

Designed by

No designer listed

History

A total of 2,200 – S10’s were ordered from ITL Patch Co. Three orders of 600 each on 6/12/89, 7/24/89 and 10/11/89. An additional 400 were ordered on 11/16/90 to fill the demand to the end of 1990.
Produced for the 75th Anniversary of the Order of the Arrow (1990) as a commemorative flap patch. Metallic thread for sun and 75 symbol. Sun is horizontally stitched. Dates 1915 – 1990 are in red. Turtle (for Unami Lodge #1) in front right. No plastic back. Reappearance of Calumet; it is placed near the bow. Four legged bear. Turtle touches the border. Image from the collection of Todd Snyder.

Revision History

There have been 5 revisions. Last change was update on 07 Jul 2023 by Todd Snyder

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