Patches for Clothes
1983 Embroidered TH patch commemorating the L.A.W. Metric Century Bicycle event in 1983. 3" square. $7.51 from John and Deb Brodahl, Greensburg, PA, through Ebay, Jan., '02.
Here is another first for this collection. I do not know what the "L.A.W." stands for, and I did not know that they had a bicycle race to promote the metrical system, but symbols like TH get around!
2024? Wolf in sheep's clothing arm patch. 3.1" x 3.1". Made in China. $5 from Joshua Jakobovich, Shiloh, Israel, Jan., '25.
Now, twenty years later, a surprising addition to our group of patches comes out of China through a dealer in Israel. By contrast with other images from China, this one gets the fable right! Finding this patch was my occasion for learning that WSC grew from a gospel image into a fable only in the 1600's.
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