By now many of you have heard the tragic news regarding the fire at the Central States Scout Museum in Larned, Kansas.  The news broke yesterday and I was following the reports on Facebook including some of local collectors rushing to help salvage what they could.  

• 29 Vintage Boy Scout Patches Lot
• 12 Vintage Boy Scout Patches Lot # 7
• Ed Choby Wood Moose Head Neckerchief Slide
• Boy Scout Merit Badges, Patches, Scarf, Felt Sash
• Scalp Beanie Hat Runner Viking Council Minnesota

   

A local news station reported on the fire and unfortunately described it as a total loss.  Some of the posts on Facebook subsequently said there might some things salvageable but it was a very sad day for the hobby.  The Facebook page for the Kansas City Scout Museum had a photo album with over 200 pictures taken from a tour of the museum in Larned.  When you click through those pictures your heart just drops at the collection that is gone.

• Kawida Lodge 480 F1b First Flap Bluegrass Council
• Papakitchie Lodge #142 f1 First Flap Patch
• Kickapoo Lodge #128 f1 First Flap Patch
• Tonkawampus OA Lodge 16 F1 Flap
• Kidi-Kidish OA Lodge 434 F1 Flap

 

I got an email from a long time collector of Ed Choby slides that warns people selling these on eBay may not really know what they are talking about.  He stopped short of calling it fraudulent but definitely buyer beware on some of the slides including those I have included in today's issue.

• Shingebis Lodge 490 F1a First Flap
• Boy Scouts - Eagle Scout Steel Ring
• Boy Scouts of America Backpack Old
• Ona Yote Kaonaga Lodge 500 F1 First Flap
• Ed Choby Hand Carved Wood Indian Head Slide

 

A 50% off sale has attracted some buyers to my eBay store over at Patchblanket.com.  The focus of this sale is over 1,700 council activity patches with many of them now being less than $3 on sale. Over on Facebook I have successfully built up my store at www.ScoutPatchHQ.com to several thousand patches with free shipping on all orders.

• Nayawin Rar S46 Flap Conclave Delegate; YEL border
• Lodge 296 Nayawin Rar eR2006-1 Spring Fellowship
• S27 Flap 2002 Conclave Delegate; A; Nighthawk h
• Klahican S52 Flap 2003 Conclave; "The Brave"
• Nayawin Rar eR2009-1 Winter Fun Fellowship
• Sequoia Council 027 Fresno, CA SA-8 $40-45
• Western Region, 1977 National Jamboree