BSA Standard Issue Patches - "Double Fire"

In the mid 1940's the B.S.A. allowed Councils and Camps to order patches using a number of set templates.  These could be for almost any event and Patch Manufacturers such as Midwest and Greer would carry out the order requests.  One of the most popular was the "Double Fire" Patch so known for its pictured duel fires located on each side of a Tipi.  While many of these were for Camporees, many others were for other outdoor activities within a Council.

Some of the most valuable patches in all of Scouting are these simple designed patches.  There are many Camps that used this design from roughly 1945 to 1949.  Some more appeared in the 1950's, but the heyday was the mid to late 1940's.  Patches such as the Tennessee Valley Camporee and Camp Drake (Segregated Camp) are quite rare and worth a pretty penny.  So the next time you see a "Double Fire" take a moment to think about where it came from and what it represents.  What seems like a simple patch may be diamond in the rough.