Posted in Oldest, tagged Camp Naish, Felt, Kaw Council, Oldest Patches on August 31, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Previously I wrote about a felt star patch used by Troop 7 for Camp Naish attendance in 1934. At some point in the following years Camp Naish issued its first camp patch. The early patches are simple diamond-shaped patches with an N and a two digit year. Here are some examples:
Note that the images (scanned from Patches of Camp Theodore Naish, Andy Dubill) shown are not consecutive in year (missing 38).
This begs the following questions:
Posted in Oldest, tagged Camp Naish, Kaw Council, Oldest Patches on August 18, 2010| 3 Comments »
Camp patches, particularly the old felt type, are popular items among collectors. I find some of them pretty fascinating in their design and construction, particularly those that have multiple pieces layered together rather than a screen print design. Andy Dubill put together a collection of images of Camp Naish patches called The Patches of Camp Theodore Naish which has some nice old felt camp patches. The oldest Camp Naish-related issue appears to be a troop-issued felt star from Troop 7 from Kansas City, Kansas:
This one was used in 1934, but was it the first year they used the stars?
Since there were many other troops camping at Naish during its early days, including my own Troop 86, it makes me wonder if there are other troop-issued felt patches or neckerchiefs from this time. Ask your grandpa and your great-grandpa and let me know what you find out.
Posted in Kaw Council, Naish, Oldest, tagged Camp Naish, Kaw Council, Neckerchief on June 15, 2010| 2 Comments »
This week we have a couple of early Camp Naish staff neckerchiefs.
The 1944 edition is the earliest I’ve seen, but the 1945 is definitely the most intriguing I’ve seen. The 1944 variety is based on a BSA standard issue neckerchief with hand stitched embroidery added to identify it as a staff neckerchief. This one is a very dark green with red text:
My parents found this one at a local flea market in with some other scout stuff. Keep your eyes peeled, you never know what you might find!
The 1945 version (picture scanned from The Patches of Camp Theodore Naish compiled by Andy Dubill) includes the sought after “Frontiersman” Camp Naish patch and is in near mint condition with a nice look to it.
1945 Camp Staff Neckerchief with Daniel Boone patch
In looking at camp staff photos compiled by the Heart of America Council Camp Staff Alumni Association, there were only 16 members on staff in 1945, each would be pretty hard to come by.
Additionally, Camp Naish staff neckerchiefs can be viewed at campnaish.org. Also, the Heart of America Council Camp Staff Alumni Association is gathering images of all Camp Staff neckerchiefs from Naish, Bartle and Rotary. I can put you in contact with the person leading that effort if you have additional neckerchief images.
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I just communicated with the lead person on this project and they need images from the following years:
1946-50, 64, 66, 68,70-72, 91-92, any after 1996
Do you have an earlier Camp Naish staff neckerchief?
Do you have any neckerchiefs from 1946-1949?
If so, I’d like to get an image of them.
Thanks!
Posted in Naish, Oldest, tagged Camp Naish, Kaw Council, Paper on February 23, 2010|
I got a copy of “The Camp Naish Story” from Jody Tucker over the weekend (thanks, Jody). As I was reading it I found something of interest. It is a page that includes Camp Naish stationery. The caption at the bottom states, “The First Camp Naish Stationery and Postcards.” Of particular note is the difference in font between the stationery I posted a couple of weeks ago: The Camp That’s Different also, the envelope shown has additional text that states, “Boy Scouts of America” while that text is absent on the other stationery.
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