Deaf Scouter Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Has anyone seen a simple booklet of Council Shoulder Patches for the beginner patch collector? Would like to design one for our event this fall.Since I'm not a collector, is there any websites scouts should check out that you provide links for and tips I should include on patch trading? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stosh Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I don't know if there's a set of books big enough to offer up enough pages to do it justice. My council alone has so many shoulder patches, I think they have one for every day of the week. I think they come out with a new patch every so often to use as a fundraiser. I still wear the patch I put on 25 years ago and haven't bothered to change. I'm thinking it's worth quite a mint now. Over the course of a year, I know there's one for the Council, one for FOS, one for major fundraising, one for any specialty event like Jamboree, one for just the Cubs, one for Just the Scouts. And then there's the OA council patches, and the list goes on and on and on.... However on my "historic" uniform I have my community strip and state strip and get FAR more comments on that overall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deaf Scouter Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 I don't know if there's a set of books big enough to offer up enough pages to do it justice. My council alone has so many shoulder patches, I think they have one for every day of the week. I think they come out with a new patch every so often to use as a fundraiser. I still wear the patch I put on 25 years ago and haven't bothered to change. I'm thinking it's worth quite a mint now. Over the course of a year, I know there's one for the Council, one for FOS, one for major fundraising, one for any specialty event like Jamboree, one for just the Cubs, one for Just the Scouts. And then there's the OA council patches, and the list goes on and on and on.... However on my "historic" uniform I have my community strip and state strip and get FAR more comments on that overall. Honest with ya Stosh, I thought about this too and added the word 'beginner' for this very reason. The patch would have to be the main CSP for that Council. More and more as I think about it it is best served for the Jamboree crew so scouts goal is not really about the patch per se but meeting scouts from all over. Some of the brotherhood camporee would see the worth of this patch booklet. Who knows maybe two troops would decide to camp together at a mid point and spend a weekend trading while learning about the other for life long friendships. (Maybe I should add this last sentence as purpose of the booklet? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stosh Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Patch trading is a nice hobby and a lot of scouts do it. I myself have a huge bucket of patches that cover 40+ years of scouting. Yet, when all is said and done concerning the Council Patches, from 5' away they are basically unreadable with all the fancy colors and designs, etc. and yet from 15' away I can clearly make out DETROIT, MICH in red and white. Seriously unless one is in the neighborhood, where on god's green earth is FOUR LAKES COUNCIL or BAY LAKES COUNCIL. I might be a bit old-fashioned, but within that old-fashionedness is a spark of common sense, too. So will the patch people be upset? Heavens no! One's going to need to collect a community strip for every town in America! That'll keep them busy for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAHAWK Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 An eBay search for Boy scout council patch will give you a lot of ideas, if that is the goal. Many patches seem too cluttered to me. Only so much room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwazse Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Maybe you could start with a map book: http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/OutdoorProgram/Properties/Region%20and%20Area%20Maps.aspx Let the boys figure out the patch for each council. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle94-A1 Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 One of the patch collecting organizations used to put out a book. But I think it's now on DVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Latin Scot Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 My local library has a book that has every U.S. Council in alphabetical order with their patches going back to the time that Council patches were first introduced. It also includes foreign councils, cancelled councils, and merged councils. I believe it was printed in the early 2000's, so it isn't quite up-to-date, but it is still a treasure trove of information for anybody looking into a collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deaf Scouter Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 Maybe you could start with a map book: http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/OutdoorProgram/Properties/Region%20and%20Area%20Maps.aspx Let the boys figure out the patch for each council. Qwasze.. found that and decided that my booklet will only list the councils in NE region since I need to limit things to 2 sheets of pages.. My local library has a book that has every U.S. Council in alphabetical order with their patches going back to the time that Council patches were first introduced. It also includes foreign councils, cancelled councils, and merged councils. I believe it was printed in the early 2000's, so it isn't quite up-to-date, but it is still a treasure trove of information for anybody looking into a collection. Latin Scot... This is news to me. Going to need to google this tidbit for myself and see if I can find it. Eagle 94... Haven't found this not seen a publication of the DVD you mention either. Guess my search is a bit limiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadamus Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 My local library has a book that has every U.S. Council in alphabetical order with their patches going back to the time that Council patches were first introduced. Share that ISBN with us if you remember to write it down the next time you're in the library. Please and thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Latin Scot Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Will do! I have my weekly stack of books to return by Thursday anyway so I will get it up here as soon as I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Latin Scot Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 (edited) Okay so here is the book's information: The Boy Scout Council Shoulder Patch Guide : A Tour of Councils Through Their Patches by Steven and Elisa Delman It seems there have been several editions printed since the original; I think the cover I have posted is the latest one. Looking through it again, I note that it actually isn't as thorough as I remember (last time I read it was a year ago). It can be a bit fickle in which patches it includes; I do know that if you get the past editions you will get a more comprehensive view of the patches that were made. Evidently with each new edition they add lots of new patches, but at the expense of including older ones. Thus you may want to get all the editions printed; they are only $2 - $4 on Amazon. I hope this helps! Edited January 26, 2017 by The Latin Scot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadamus Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 @@The Latin Scot Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Latin Scot Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 My pleasure! I hope this is helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle94-A1 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Here are some online sources that may help. http://thecouncilguide.com/ http://www.patchcamp.com/ http://scoutpatchcollectors.com/category/council-shoulder-patches http://www.scouttrader.org/ And an FYI site http://www.scouttrader.org/collecting/csp.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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