tonyknowles said:I dont think its ww2, the style and graphic are wrong, another thought would be a reunion patch.
my two cents
a2jacketpatches said:Very typical 50's construction. Boy Scouts, Military, I just picked up some Chevrolet patches from the 50's just like it.
bazelot said:a2jacketpatches said:Very typical 50's construction. Boy Scouts, Military, I just picked up some Chevrolet patches from the 50's just like it.
Bombing Eighteen became Attack Squadron VA-7A on 15 November 1946 so why would a bombing Eighteen patch be made in the 50's?
Gee, the boys are really pounding you on this one!a2jacketpatches said:Didn't say it was made in the 50's, I did say typical of 50's patches.
a2jacketpatches said:bazelot said:a2jacketpatches said:Very typical 50's construction. Boy Scouts, Military, I just picked up some Chevrolet patches from the 50's just like it.
Bombing Eighteen became Attack Squadron VA-7A on 15 November 1946 so why would a bombing Eighteen patch be made in the 50's?
Didn't say it was made in the 50's, I did say typical of 50's patches. Lots of stuff embroidered on twill with cheese cloth backing. You see a lot of civy patches made that way and with tonyknowles input, maybe I'm just supporting the reunion patch theory a bit. This design is not the war time version of a boy on a bomb, reference to the VB designation going up to 1950, etc. I don't question the integrity of the family, but actual detailed knowledge concerning the origin of a 60 plus year old patch? Yes I do. Maybe WW2, maybe not, I don't know for sure. But I think more likely a fully embroidered patch during the war and as described.
This is a family member describing the patch from the info at hand, simple as that, U.S. Naval Air Force?
"WWII US Naval Air Force Patch from the Bombing 18 (VB-18)"
unclegrumpy said:a2jacketpatches said:I don't think the seller is trying to cheat anyone, she just knows it was her father's....not that it is really a $10 patch.
unclegrumpy said:Gee, the boys are really pounding you on this one!a2jacketpatches said:Didn't say it was made in the 50's, I did say typical of 50's patches.
The only aspect of your posts that I might disagree with is pegging this patch in the 50's....it is more likely a 60's or early 70's manufacture.
I don't think the seller is trying to cheat anyone, she just knows it was her father's....not that it is really a $10 patch.
The question was what people thought of the patch.ausreenactor said:eBay has dictated it is a $100 patch now. The bidder has hefty feedback. I would say the buyer to be really wants it. I assume they would be hard pressed to find another one in a hurry?
Couchy
unclegrumpy said:The question was what people thought of the patch.ausreenactor said:eBay has dictated it is a $100 patch now. The bidder has hefty feedback. I would say the buyer to be really wants it. I assume they would be hard pressed to find another one in a hurry?
Couchy
I agree, a '60's reunion patch from this squadron might be really tough to find, but then again the "magic" of eBay is they found something even rarer....a buyer willing to pay stupid money for one.
unclegrumpy said:The question was what people thought of the patch.ausreenactor said:eBay has dictated it is a $100 patch now. The bidder has hefty feedback. I would say the buyer to be really wants it. I assume they would be hard pressed to find another one in a hurry?
Couchy
a2jacketpatches said:Started at a hundred and I'm betting a buck it stays at a hundred. If it started at five and was at a hundred, I'd say that's a good indicator of desirability. Otherwise I've seen countless times with my own items, zero watchers for seven days and then bam, someone buys it.
I really don't think anyone here is knocking the patch or the seller, just giving opinion to what it actually is. Many a time I wish something was what it wasn't. This buyer either knows more than we do, or he doesn't. If the patch stays and sells at a hundred, that should say it all.
ausreenactor said:a2jacketpatches said:Started at a hundred and I'm betting a buck it stays at a hundred. If it started at five and was at a hundred, I'd say that's a good indicator of desirability. Otherwise I've seen countless times with my own items, zero watchers for seven days and then bam, someone buys it.
I really don't think anyone here is knocking the patch or the seller, just giving opinion to what it actually is. Many a time I wish something was what it wasn't. This buyer either knows more than we do, or he doesn't. If the patch stays and sells at a hundred, that should say it all.
It's now at $112.50.