Patch

Clothing/Dress/Costume

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Patch

Entry/Object ID

2024.16.41

Description

Horizontal grey patch with green winged skis and gold outlining of feathers and skis. Underneath the skis is the inscription, "BRATTLEBORO" in gold italicized embroidered lettering.

Context

The winged skis are intended to evoke the swiftness of Mercury while skiing. Worn by Herbert P. Holbrook who was a class A ski jumper and olympic cross-country skier. He was an alumnus of the Austine School for the Deaf, and admitted to the AAAD (American Athletic Association for the Deaf) in 1964, when he also made the New York Times News twice that year. He competed in Berchtesgaden (West Germany) in the 60's and in the Meribel Olympics in France in 1979.

Acquisition

Accession

2024.16

Source or Donor

Austine School for the Deaf

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Textile Details

Color

Gray, Green, Yellow

Notes

Was definitely a patch once attached to a garment. The gray refers to the background which may have been the original fabric of the patch or the fabric itself of the garment carefully cut out. The green is the body of the overstitching creating the image with its golden outlines stitched not top of this. The same golden/yellow is used also in massively machine top-stitching to create the word beneath.

Made/Created

Date made

1940 - 1950

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Patch, Membership

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Patch, Insignia

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Insignia

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

3 in

Width

3-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Austine School for the Deaf

Related Places

Place

Town

Brattleboro

County

Windham County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Web Links and URLs

Records of Cross-country Skiing in Olympics-Deaflympics, Clip of New York Times-January, 1964, Clip of New York Times-February, 1964, Biography of Herbert Holbrook