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Lodge 117: 2007 Conclave Fake?

Posted in Croatan 117, SR-7B Lodges by John E. Pannell on June 7th, 2008 at 5:02 am

Brett Warner has recently acquired what he believes is a fake of the 2007 Conclave flap from Croatan 117.   There are several noticeable differences between the likely fake and known authentic copies of this flap.

The backsides of both flaps are pictured at the top of this post as all the most obvious differences can be spotted from the back.

First, the known authentic flap has a plastic back with a gold sticker that reads, “Certified by Croatan 117.”   The flap I will call a fake has a cloth back and no authenticity sticker.

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Lodge 117: 2005 Fall Fellowship

Posted in Croatan 117, SR-7B Lodges by John E. Pannell on May 28th, 2008 at 5:02 am

117 eA2005?Yes, 2005. That is not a typo. This patch had not been listed in Blue Book and until now not pictured on this site. Remember, items only get listed on this site if I know about them.

Croatan lodge issued this rather simply designed patch for their 2005 Fall Fellowship. The design features a traditional representation of the lodge’s deer totem on a blue background. As far as I know this is the only 2005 event patch from this lodge.

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Lodge 117: New Sponsor Flap

Posted in Croatan 117, SR-7B Lodges by John E. Pannell on May 24th, 2008 at 5:02 am

117 BLU Donor FlapWoody Woodruff recently met me at my home for lunch. He also brought along some of his more recent flaps to compare with what is already on this site. He brought to my attention this “Sponsor” flap from Croatan lodge that has not been previously listed on this site.

The previous sponsor flap, listed as S57?, has a tan border. This newer piece has a light blue border. He did not know when it was issued. We could only guess its proper place in the ordering of this lodge’s flaps based upon his having the piece for a year or so and the timing of other sponsor issues. The “X6?” was issued in 2005. The “S57?” was issued before the 2006 Conclave flap. So I am placing this piece as “S60?”, just before the 2007 Conclave flap.

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Lodge 117: 2008 SR-7B Conclave Flap

Posted in Croatan 117, SR-7B Lodges by John E. Pannell on April 30th, 2008 at 12:03 am

Finally, I am nearing the end of the new issues from the SR-7B Conclave.

Croatan lodge magically (?) depicted the Croatan Express on their 2008 Conclave flap. Some might say that it’s in homage to “rednecks” in the South that the lodge’s deer totem has been rendered as a railroading version of a hood ornament. This is a lodge that has previously demonstrated its ability to poke fun at itself with an odd design choice.

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