ONTERORAUS LODGE 402 ONEONTA, NY OTSCHODELA COUNCIL #393

LODGE FLAPS AND OTHER MEMORABILIA CHECKLIST

Chartered: 1948; Lodge totem: three mountains and sky; Council Name: Otschodela #393; Name Translation: Mountains in the Sky (supposed Iroquois); Changes: none, 2004 Membership: 300+

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nteroraus Lodge 402. This Onteroraus Lodge Flaps and Other Memorabilia Checklist is published and maintained by Donald Tuttle of Scoutgraphics Ink USA, and copyrighted 2004. The issue and variety numbers on this site generally conform to the listings of Blue Book, 5th edition but a few flap designations have been changed to better reflect actual chronological sequence or record newly discovered issues. We do not mean to imply in any way that the work of Blue Book editors, or John Pannell's Internet Guide to Order of the Arrow Insignia should not be referenced, but to the best of our knowledge, this site reflects the most accurate information about this lodge currently known.

Lodge listings. Each listing for this lodge contains an original scanned image from the author's or lodge member's collections, a Blue Book listing, and other data useful to collectors in identifying flaps and memorabilia from this central New York National Standard lodge. Many of the entries include background information about the flap. its current market value or the event it commemorates. Please note this listing does not include all known lodge neckerchiefs and some conclave-related items; they will be added as accurate data and images are compiled. Go here for a downloadable Excel file of all known flaps and memorabilia from this lodge.

A note about dates. Considerable research and effort has been made to date as accurately as possible each and every item listed on this site. The author has been actively involved in the design and production of nearly all the lodge's memorabilia since 1980, and can verify dates of production, quantity issued, etc. from lodge records or personal recollections. Dates for items prior to 1980 have been verified by lodge members extent (yes-still living!) and/or lodge records.

Estimated value. Information included on this site has been compiled from published price guides and/or actual auction prices recently realized. Collectors should realize that actual value of any given flap is dependant on many factors--rarity, quantity issued, attractive design and condition, and ultimately, what another collector is willing to pay to add it to his collection.

Donald Tuttle, Lodge Historian-Advisor. Updates:03.19.05 new neckerchiefs, conclave items added; additional conclave items added 03.26.05. The author encourages email regarding this site, and can be reached at:donaldtuttle@hotmail.com, day or night!.