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Topic: Apollo 11 Beta cloth patch without "Apollo 11"
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Richard
New Member Posts: 5
From: Morrisonville, New York USA
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted June 08, 2007 12:29 PM
   
I just recently purchased an Apollo 11 beta cloth patch from eBay. However, I now notice that the patch does not have the words Apollo 11 written on it like the others I've seen. Does anyone know more about this? |
Go4Launch
Member Posts: 356
From: Bethesda, MD
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted June 08, 2007 04:25 PM
The versions without the flight name were issued as commemoratives by the cloth's manufacturer, Owens Corning. They came in a set with a US flag and a "Man on the Moon" logo, both also on beta cloth. |
Nyos
New Member Posts: 9
From: France
Registered: Jun 2011
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posted January 08, 2012 09:00 AM
I bought on eBay a beautiful Apollo 11 beta cloth patch (50$). Do you know the real story of this patch version (blue without APOLLO 11)?    
Editor's note: Threads merged. |
MikeSpace
Member Posts: 267
From: Belmar NJ USA
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted January 14, 2012 12:44 AM
As above mentioned, this was put out as a commemorative patch by the Owens-Corning company. Besides not having 'Apollo 11' the background is blue, not black like the mission logo. The package included the patch, an american flag, and a patch of a LM on the surface with 'Man on the Moon' above and 'July 20, 1969' below. It also came with an information sheet: "Apollo Emblems' Which has a photo of an astronaut with a description of the beta patches on one side and an ad for Fiberglas insulation on the other. Yours is unusual in that it is hemmed. Mission patches were hemmed for use, but this is not a mission patch. |
spaced out
Member Posts: 2233
From: Paris, France
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted January 14, 2012 02:01 AM
The hemming looks pretty amateurish though - the edges are far from straight - which would suggest it was done by a previous owner of the commemorative patch. |
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