Lodge 270: Possible Early Leather Neckerchief Slide
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This was with the group of images Brad Hutto sent me a few days ago. It’s an early hand-painted leather that he says has been in a box since the 1970s. He adds that it was probably used as a neckerchief slide. The design is the lodge’s totem, the double headed thunderbird, painted onto leather.
If this really was a neckechief slide, I am not certain if it should be listed in Blue Book. After all, a slide is not a patch. However there is precedent in Blue Book for listing these types of items. Two lodges spring immediately to mind as examples: Shawnee 51 (L4 through L4.97) and Ne-Pa-Win 161 (eL1950, the only known official issue of the lodge). In the latter example the slide holds a unique historical position as the only known legitimate picece issued by the lodge.
If we accept this should be listed, the Blue Book listing should probably be as follows:
| Issue | Bdr Color/Type | Bkgd | Name | fdl/BSA | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L0.5? | BLK | C | M/C | - | - | hand painted lodge totem, possible neckerchief slide |
| Skyuka 270 page on OAImages.com | ||||||
Thanks to Brad Hutto for keeping us informed about this lodge.
In H. Eves Mathematical Circles Squared, Boston: Prindle, Weber and Schmidt, 1972.
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