Patch

Clothing/Dress/Costume

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Patch

Entry/Object ID

2024.16.44

Description

Circular patch with light blue top-stitched edging. THe patch has a white ground with a central round inscription that reads "UNITED STATES EASTERN AMATEUR SKI ASSOCIATION" in black embroidered lettering. In the center of the patch is a ski jumper in a red suit against a background of white snow peaks and blue sky.

Context

Earned 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

White, Blue, Red

Sewing Stitch Count

a lot

Notes

Dark royal blue top stitching edging along periphery of patch exhibiting fraying along edge in multiple places. All of image and wording of patch are all created through many machine-made stitches delineating all points in still-vibrant colors of thread. All colors are found in image while the black also refers to the writing on the exterior.

Made/Created

Date made

1940 - 1960

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

Diameter

1-7/8 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Austine School for the Deaf, Eastern Amateur Ski Association

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, Listing of Poster Patch in Identical Design from 1964-ebay