| Eight Indispensables Patch 1963-1979 |
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| Can you name them? Answers below! |
Introduced in 1955, Interest Patches continued until 1979 and covered a wide
range of programs for the older girl.
The first five were Trail Blazer, Mountaineer, Mounted, Wing and Explorer.
Each was 3" in diameter, had dark green borders and had the yellow sunburst
behind the design. Senior troops that did not have an specific interest wore
the Multi-interest patch - the traditional logo on the patch, introduced in
1958.
1960 brought changes; patches were now 2 1/4" and had colorful borders, some
designs were dropped and new ones added for a total of seven patches;
Mounted (light green), Mariner (gold), Wings (orange), International
Friendship (green), General Interest (green), Explorer (green), Trail
Blazer/Mountaineer (red).
The sweeping changes in the Girl Scouting program of 1963 also effected the
Interest patches; the border colors changed as patch designs were dropped
and new ones added. The total now reached 9; International Friendship
(gold), Community Action (green), Homemaker (turquoise), Mariner (white),
Wing (orange), Arts (lavender), Trail Blazer (red), Mounted (red) and
Panorama (yellow).
Brand new designs were offered in 1974 on solid embroidered 2 3/4" patches;
Multicultural World, Natural World and the World of the Arts. A Create Your
Own Patch was introduced in 1977. These patches were also encouraged for
unofficial wear. All patches were discontinued by 1979.
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1955
3"
Dark
Green
Border
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Trailblazer |
Mountaineer |
Explorer |
Wing |
Mounted |
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1958
3"
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General Interest Added to 1955 program |
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1960
2 1/4"
color borders added
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Explorer |
International Friendship |
Wing |
Trailblazer/Mountaineer |
Mariner |
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Mounted |
General Interest |
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1963
2 1/4"
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Arts |
Community Action |
Homemaker |
International Friendship |
Mariner |
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Mounted |
Panorama |
Trailblazer |
Wings |
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1974
2 3/4"
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World of the Art |
Multi-cultural World |
Natural World |
Blank - Create Your Own |
