Camp Lowden Patches
Naming Conventions
In the world of Scout patch collecting, catalog numbers have been assigned to CSPs (council shoulder patches), Order of the Arrow flaps, and high adventure patches in order to make collecting easier. Individual Scout camps,
although prolific patch producers over many decades, rarely earn that level of interest or organization.
Former Lowden and Northwoods staff member Bruce Richardson developed the system of naming conventions that we use today. In addition to Bruce Richardson (BR), Lee Binkley (LB) and Steve Sarver (SMS) have considerable collections
and have been valuable sources of information, sequencing, and history. Chris Deering (CD) and Tim Cox (TC) have also graciously provided images of patches.
If you know of a Camp Lowden patch that we do not have on this site, or if you can identify any of those on the "unknown patches" page, please .
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Felt patches from the 1940-1946 timeframe
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Patches from the 1947-1976 time frame where no identifying year is visible. This group covers the ubiquitous red, black, white, Indian face patches.
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Patches from the "modern era" (1976 and later) where either a year is indicated or a year can be assigned by those with memories. In this case, a, b, and c will denote variations within a year (e.g., between an "issued" patch and a
"trader" patch). If needed, x,y, and z will denote slight variations among patches of the same type.
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Lowden (and later BAC) "staff" patches
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Lowden Aquatic School
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Firecrafter patches mentioning Camp Lowden
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Green Bar patches mentioning Camp Lowden
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Any Lowden patch with Cub and Dad or Cub Day on it
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| LBT-xxxx |
Any patch that has Black Hawk Trail on it
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| LBC-xxxx |
Any Blackhawk Area Council patch that has a Lowden/Chief Black Hawk theme
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Neckerchiefs
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Hat Pins
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| LCM-xxxx |
Coffee Mugs
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Any other patches mentioning Camp Lowden (e.g., weekend events)
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Any other patches mentioning Camp Lowden that are of unknown nature
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| NT |
No Twill
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| TRR |
Twill rising to the Right Rough. TRM and TRS for medium and small/smooth
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| gb |
Gauze back
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| pb |
Plastic back
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| c/e |
cut edge
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| r/e |
rolled edge (some call merrowing)
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