MY ESSELEN LODGE PATCH COLLECTION

California Traders Association (CTA)

Camp Linblad near Boulder Creek

HISTORY OF ESSELEN LODGE AND PATCH COLLECTING

A large number of patch collectors from all over California attended the 1969 Area 12-D Conclave held at Soquel High School hosted by Esselen Lodge. Jeff Doane was the Area 12-D Chief. The patch collectors got together and decided to form the California Traders Association (CTA) and produce a newsletter on patch issues and list events for patch trading. Rich Lewis of Sacramento was selected as the first CTA President.

In the fall of 1969 Esselen invited members of the CTA to attend the first Esselen Lodge Fall Fellowship held at Harber High School in Santa Cruz. For our first Fall Fellowship Esselen did not issue a Fellowship patch. At the Esselen Fall Fellowship the members of the CTA decided to sponsor gatherings of patch collectors and call it a "Trade-o-ree". At that time I was selected to be the second President of the CTA.

In the Fall of 1970 the first Trade-o-ree was held at Camp Lindblad near Boulder Creek and the first Trade-o-ree patch was issued that I designed. Camp Lindblad was also the location used for our first Esselen Ordeal in 1957 to form the Lodge. At the time Esselen Lodge was formed it was called Camp Redwood. Because the CTA had members in Utah, Arizona and Hawaii I suggested a name change to the Region 12 Traders Association (RTTA).

In 1972 the 12 Regions merged to form 6 Regions with Regions 11 and 12 becoming the Western Region. I had suggested another name change to the Western Traders Association (WTA). Shortly after the name was changed to WTA another trading club was formed called the Southern California Association of Traders (SCAT). In the mid 1980's WTA and SCAT merged to become the American Scouting Traders Association (ASTA). Today it is now the International Scouting Collectors Association (ISCA) with over 1,500 members.

It all started at the Area 12-D Conclave hosted by Esselen Lodge in 1969.

JIM BOWLES, 1970 President California Traders Association (CTA) and 1967-1979 Esselen Lodge Adviser

June 13, 2013

IN COLLECTION

IN COLLECTION WITH DUPS FOR TRADE

NEEDS

NO PATCH

POCKET FLAP PATCHES

531 F-1b

FIRST LODGE PATCH - 1958

531 F-1a

issued in 1962

531 S-1a

300 made

531 S-1b

531 S-2a

531 S-2b

531 S-3a

2,000 made

531 S-3b

darker brown on boar face

531 S-3c

even darker brown

531 S-3d

darkest bown on boar face

531 S-4

15th Anniversary 1972 - 900 made

531 S-5a

Designed by Jeff Morley in 1972

531 S-5b

531 S-5c

531 S-6

531 S-7a

531 S-7b

531 S-8

531 F-2

25th Anniversary 1982

531 S-9a

531 S-9b

531 S-9c

531 S-9d

531 S-9e

531 S-10a

531 S-10b

531 S-10c

531 S-10d

531 S-10 ?

531 S-10 ?

531 S-11

Horizontal stich sky - 122 made

531 S-11.5

Vertical stitch sky - 3 known

531 S-12a

BSA 75th Anniversary

531 S-12b

BSA 75th Anniversary

531 S-13

1986 - 1,000 made

531 S-14

30th Anniversary 1987 - 400 made

531 S-15

1988 NOAC - 400 made

531 S-16

1,000 MADE

531 S-17

OA 75th Anniversary 1990

531 S-18

1992 - 500 made

531 S-19

1957-1992 - 300 made

531 S-20

1992 NOAC - Ordeal - 500 made

531 S-21

1992 NOAC - Brotherhood - 250 made

531 S-22

1992 NOAC - Vigil - 250 made

531 S-23

1992 NOAC - trader - 200 made

531 S-24

1992 NOAC - participants - 30 made

531 S-25

1992 - 500 made

531 S-26

1993 National Honor Lodge

531 S-27

1994 - 680 made

531 S-28

(see 2 & 3 part)

531 S-29

(see 2 & 3 part)

531 S-30

Eagle Scout - 100 made

531 S-31

(see 2 & 3 part)

531 S-32

(see 2 & 3 part)

531 S-33

W3A host lodge 1997 - 150 made

531 S-34

W3A host Lodge 1997 - 150 made

531 S-35

W3A host Lodge 1997 - 100 made

531 S-36

40th Anniversary 1997 - 300 made

531 S-37

Council of Chiefs

531 S-38

(see 2 & 3 part)

531 S-39

(see 2 & 3 part)

531 S-40

531 S-41

Council of Chiefs

531 F-3

1999 Trade-o-ree with 439 - white border

531 F-4

1999 Trade-o-ree with 439 - silver mylar border

531 S-42

(see 2 & 3 part)

531 S-43

(see 2 & 3 part)

531 S-44

531 S-45

531 S-46

Council of Chiefs

531 S-47

2001 Jamboree - 220 made

531 S-48

2001 Jamboree - 280 made

531 S-49

NO PATCH

DUPLICATE LISTING

OF 531 S-45

531 S-50

NO PATCH

DUPLICATE LISTING

OF 531 S-46

531 S-51

(see 2 & 3 part)

531 S-52

EAGLE SCOUT - 200 made

531 S-53

2004 EARLY BOAR - 50 made

531 S-54

2004 W3A host

531 S-55

Council of Chiefs

531 S-56

2004 NOAC FUNDRAISER (see 2 & 3 part)

531 S-57

2004 NOAC TRADER (see 2 & 3 part)

531 S-58

2004 NOAC CONTINGENT (see 2 & 3 part)

531 S-59

2004 NOAC DELEGATE (see 2 & 3 part)

531 S-60

2004 Camp Pico Blanco 50th Anniversary - 125 made (see 2 & 3 part)

531 S-61

2005 EARLY BOAR - 50 made

531 S-62

Blue border - Brian Casper, Section Chief 2003-2004-2005 - 35 made

531 S-63

Silver border - Brian Casper, Section Chief 2003-2004-2005 - 35 made

531 S-64

Gold border - Brian Casper, Section Chief 2003-2004-2005 - 35 made

531 S-65

2005 National Quality Lodge - 150 made

531 S-66

2005 National Quality Lodge - Council of Chiefs - 50 made

531 S-67

2005 National Jamboree

531 S-68

2005 National Jamboree

531 S-69

2006 Early Boar - 50 made

531 S-70

2006 NATIONAL QUALITY LODGE, 100 made

531 S-71

2006 National Quality Lodge - Council of Chiefs - 50 made

531 S-72

white border, 350 made

531 S-72

WITH BROTHERHOOD PIN, 250 pins made

531 S-73

COUNCIL OF CHIEFS, silver mylar border, 50 made

531 S-74

(see 2 & 3 part)

531 S-75

(see 2 & 3 part)

531 S-76

(see 2 & 3 part)

531 B-1

"50 Years of Service"

531 B-2

"Special Thanks"

531 M-1

Vigil Honor

531 S-77

2007 Early Boar - 30 made - gold mylar

531 S-78

300 made - gold mylar

531 S-79

2008 Early Boar - 50 made - green mylar

531 S-80

50th Anniversary 2007 - 200 made - gold mylar

531 S-81

2009 Early Boar - 50 made - purple mylar

531 S-82

Bob Mazzuca, Chief Scout Executive, $50

531 S-83

RESTORING PICO BLANCO - 500 made

531 F-5

(see 2 & 3 part)

531 F-6

(see 2 & 3 part)

531 F-7

(see 2 & 3 part)

531 S-84

2010 Early Boar - 50 made - silver mylar

531 S-85

2011 Early Boar - 50 made - white

531 F-8

2011 Section W3S host - 150 made

531 F-9

Monterey Bay Area Council - 350 made

531 S-86

2012 NOAC fund raiser/trader (see 2 & 3 part) - 350 made

531 S-87

2012 NOAC contingent (see 2 & 3 part) - 150 made

531 S-88

Death patch - 200 made

TWO &THREE PART PATCHES

531 S-28, X-11

531 S-29, X-12

531 S-31, X-13

531 S-32, X-14

531 S-38, X-15

531 S-39, X-17

531 F-3, X-18

531 F-4, X-19

531 S-42, X-20

531 S-43, X-21

531 S-51, X-23

531 S-56, X-24

531 S-57, X-25

531 S-58, X-26

531 S-59, X-27

531 S-74, X-28, X-29

531 S-75, X-30, X-31

531 S-76, X-32, X-33

531 F-5, X-37

2009 NOAC - fund raiser

531 F-6, X-38

2009 NOAC - trader

BLUEBOOK: 531 F-7, X-39

2009 NOAC - contingent

BLUEBOOK: 531 S-86, X-41

2012 NOAC fund raiser/trader - 350 made

BLUEBOOK: 531 S-87, X-42

2012 NOAC contingent - 150 made

ODD SHAPE PATCHES

531 X-1 - '73 NOAC

Designed by Jim Bowles

531 X-2 - '75 NOAC

Designed by Jim Bowles

531 X-3

531 X-4

(should be YX-4)

531 X-5

(should be YX-5)

531 X-6

(should be YX-6)

531 X-7

(should be YX-7)

531 X-8

(should be YX-8)

531 X-9

(should be YX-9)

531 X-10

(should be YX-10)

531 YX-1

531 YX-2

531YX-3

531 X-11

531 X-12

531 X-13

531 X-14

531 X-15

531 X-16

531 X-17

531 X-18

531 X-19

531 X-20

531 X-21

531 X-22

531 X-23

531 X-24

531 X-25

531 X-26

531 X-27

531 X-28

531 X-29

531 X-30

531 X-31

531 X-32

531 X-33

BLUEBOOK: 531 X-34

2006 NOAC mini

BLUEBOOK: 531 X-35

50th Anniversary 2007 - 200 made

BLUEBOOK: 531 X-36

BLUEBOOK: 531 X-37

BLUEBOOK: 531 X-38

531 X-40

2011 - 300 made

BLUEBOOK: 531 X-41

2012 NOAC fund raiser/trader - 350 made

BLUEBOOK: 531 X-42

2012 NOAC contingent - 150 made

ROUND SHAPE PATCHES

BLUE BOOK: 531 eR-1970

1970 - 200 made

BLUE BOOK: 531 eR-1971

1971 - 200 made

BLUE BOOK: 531 eR-1972

1972 - 200 made

BLUE BOOK: 531 eR-1973

1973 - 200 made

BLUE BOOK: 531 eR-1974

1974 - 200 made

BLUE BOOK: 531 R-1

1983 - 26 made

BLUE BOOK: 531 R-2

1984 - 30 made

BLUE BOOK: 531 R-3

1985 - 50 made

BLUE BOOK: 531 R-4

1986

BLUE BOOK: 531 R-5

1987 - 100+ made

BLUE BOOK: 531 R-6

1988

BLUE BOOK: 531 R-7

1989 - 17 made

BLUE BOOK: 531 eR-1990

1990 - 100 made

BLUE BOOK: 531 eR-1991

1991 - 200 made

BLUE BOOK: 531 R-8

1992 - 36 made

BLUE BOOK: 531 R-9

50 made

BLUE BOOK: 531 R-10

1993 - 50 made

BLUE BOOK: 531 R-11

1994 - 49 made

BLUE BOOK: 531 R-12

1995 - 50 made

BLUE BOOK: 531 R-13

1996 - 50 made

BLUE BOOK: 531 R-14

1997 - 50 made

BLUE BOOK: 531 R-15

1998

BLUE BOOK: 531 R-16

1999 - 25 made

BLUE BOOK: 531 R-17

2000 - 50 made

BLUE BOOK: 531 R-18

2001 - 50 made

BLUE BOOK: 531 R-19

2002 - 50 made

BLUE BOOK: 531 R-20

2003 - 50 made

BLUE BOOK: 531 R-21

2004 - 50 made

BLUEBOOK: 531 R-22

Silver Boar Award

BLUE BOOK: 531 R-23

2005 - 50 made

BLUE BOOK: 531 R-24

2006 - 50 made

BLUEBOOK: 531 R-25

2007 - 100 made

BLUEBOOK: 531 R-26

2008 - 50 made

BLUEBOOK: 531 R-27

2009 - 50 made

531 R-28

2010 - 50 made

531 R-29

2011 - 50 made

531 R-30

2012 - 50 made

PIE SHAPE PATCHES

531 P-1

531 P-2

NO PATCH

DUPLICATE LISTING

OF 531 P-1

531 P-3

CHENILLE PATCHES

BLUE BOOK: 531 C-1

45th ANNIVERSARY 2002, ORDEAL - 100 MADE

BLUE BOOK: 531 C-2

45th ANNIVERSARY 2002, BROTHERHOOD - 75 MADE

BLUE BOOK: 531 C-3

45th ANNIVERSARY 2002, VIGIL HONOR - 25 MADE

BLUE BOOK: 531 C-4

2004 W3A Conclave Host

PROTOTYPE SAMPLES

531 YA-1

531 YA-2

531 YN1

531 YN2

531 YX_?

black felt

531 YS-4

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