The Order Of The Arrow, OA, is the Honor Camping Society Of The Boy Scouts Of America, BSA, B. And this item was produced to be worn on the Scouting Uniform. The Order Of The Arrow, OA, was Originally known as the Wimachtendienk, and was formed into Lodges by Name and Number and Originally Met Nationally at Grand Meetings what we now Call NOACs. OA 96 Tom Kita Chara, X-2, 1950s Deer Patch, Samoset Council, Tesomas, Wisconsin, WI, Red, RED, Cut Edge, C/E, Border, Bdr, On This Patch. This Patch Has A Cloth Back, CB, and Swiss Loom Embroidery. THIS DIAMOND SHAPED PATCH HAS BEEN VERY LIGHTLY SEWN, BUT LOOKS GREAT!! PLEASE, SEE FRONT AND BACK PICTURES ABOVE!! Green, GRN, Lettering ” Tom Kita Chara “, Oultine Of The State Of Wisconsin, and Vertical, VER, Solid Embroidered Council Area On This State Shape. Red, RED, Lettering, ” W W W, 96 “, LONG Arrow Shaft Left, A. Arrowhead, and Cut Edge, C/E, Border, Bdr, On This Odd Shpaed Patch. Light Yellow, LYL, Lettering, ” OA “, At The Top. Brown, BRN, Main Color Of Jumping Buck Deer. White, WHT, Twill Right Rough, TRR, Cloth Material Background, and Cloth Under The Embroidery, and Embroidered Details In Deer’s Eye, Ears, Chest, Belly, and Tail. Black, BLK, Outlines and Details On Buck Deer Body, Nose, Antlers, and Legs, and Arrow Fletching. This Patch Measures 137 x 143 mm. John Pannell’s oaimages, Website, OAI, Tom Kita Chara Lodge 96, X-2. TOUGH LODGE, AND HARD PATCH TO FIND WHEN THE LODGE WAS RESTRICTED IN THE 1950’s, 60’s, and 70’s, TO ONE PER LIFE, NO TRADING!! This Restricted Patch Was For Standard Wear For 96 Tom Kita Chara Members Starting In The 1950s, and Was For Wear On The Activities Pocket Of The BSA Scout Uniform, Below The Flap, or On A Neckerchief. Samoset Council # 627, (1930 – Active), Wausau, Wisconsin, WI. Home of OA Lodge 96 Tom Kita Chara, which Chartered in 1936, with a Deer Antler as the Lodge Totem. The Camps Serving OA Lodge 96 Tom Kita Chara, and Samoset Council # 627, (1930 – Active), Wausau, Wisconsin, WI, Were /Are : Camp Tesomas, Camp Chickagami, Camp Samoset, Akela’s World Cub Scout Camp, Hanna Venture Base Camp, and Samoset Council Camps. THIS PATCH IS FROM THE TONY LAZEWSKI WISCONSIN ORDER OF THE ARROW COLLECTION. TONY GREW UP IN ANTIGA, WISCONSIN AS A BOY AND WAS ACTIVE IN THE SAMOSET COUNCIL, AND OA LODGE 96 TOM KITA CHARA. HE WAS AN EAGLE SCOUT AND CAMP STAFF MEMBER AT CAMP TESOMAS. HE ATTENDED 48 CONSECUTIVE TOM KITA CHARA LODGE 96 FALL CONFERENCES, ONLY MISSING IN 2009 WHEN CANCER HAD TAKEN HOLD IN HIS BODY. HE STARTED COLLECTING PATCHES IN 1960, AND WAS A HISTORIAN OF SCOUTING AND CAMPS IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. LATER IN HIS SCOUTING CAREER HE WAS THE LODGE ADVISOR FOR LODGE 146 TICHORA, AND WAS AWARDED THE SILVER BEAVER, AND VIGIL HONOR. HE WAS A TERRIFIC HUSBAND AND FATHER TO HIS FAMILY WHICH CAME FIRST IN HIS LIFE. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO GET A PATCH FROM THE TONY LAZEWSKI COLLECTION, ONE OF THE RARE CORNERSTONE WISCONSIN PATCH COLLECTIONS THAT MEMORIALIZES A GREAT COLLECTOR, AND SCOUTER! PLEASE SEE OUR E-BAY STORE FOR SET PRICES ON FLORIDA ORDER OF THE ARROW PATCHES FROM THE CONLEY WILLIAM’S FLORIDA OA COLLECTION!! YOUR CHANCE TO GET A PATCH FROM A MAJOR HISTORIC COLLECTION, AND IT COMES WITH PROVENANCE OF BEING FROM THIS COLLECTION. ALL ORDER OF THE ARROW, OA PATCHES ARE IDENTIFIED BY JOHN PANNELL’S OA IMAGES WEBSITE, OAI, THE STANDARD FOR OA IDENTIFICATION. CHECK OUT OUR OTHER E-BAY AUCTIONS ON siestabeachtrading2, 3, & 4, THE TONY LAZEWSKI WISCONSIN COLLECTION, FOR MORE GREAT OA PATCHES. All patches are mint unless otherwise noted. Additional Items won are 75 Cents per additional lot. This round is larger than a regular white envelope. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AT OUR AUCTIONS. The item “OA 96 Tom Kita Chara, X-2, 1950s Deer Patch, Samoset Council, Tesomas, Wisconsin, WI” is in sale since Sunday, November 16, 2014. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Historical Memorabilia\Fraternal Organizations\Boy Scouts\Badges & Patches\Order of the Arrow Patches”. The seller is “siestabeachtrading” and is located in Nokomis, Florida. This item can be shipped to United States, Mexico, Canada, Bermuda.

• Fraternal Group Names: Boy Scouts
• Organization Type: Order of the Arrow
• Type of Memorabilia: Badges and Patches