Gavin Murdoch sends along this scan of a neckerchief slide used by Thay-En-Da-Ne-Gea #418 in the 1970’s.
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The slide reminds me of slides sold by Grey Owl [3] which back in the day (late 1960’s and early 1970’s) sold several of these types of slides both plain and with various totems. It was a long subway ride out to nearly the end of the line in Queens, NY to get supplies for Ritual and Dance outfits.
These days Grey Owl is an Internet Store and located in New Jersey. I have no interest or affiliation with them but not they carry beaded sashes [4] on their site; but I don’t see neckerchief slides or OA belt buckles any where on the site.
5 Comments To "Thay-En-Da-Ne-Gea #418 Metal Neckerchief Slide"
#1 Comment By Ray Gould On September 3, 2007 @ 9:25 pm
Hi Bill-
The #418 slide is exactly (except the totem) alike that of the #357 slide I shared a while back. Good to hear more about the possible background. I had ever heard the potential “Grey Owl” relation to this item. Again, thanks for your input.
-Ray Gould
P.S. – Hard to imagine these slides ever being worn on a neckerchief because they are quite heavy and the slide ring seems a bit too large to secure on the neckerchief.
#2 Comment By nyoatrader On September 3, 2007 @ 10:14 pm
Ray,
I had for gotten about that, this is the [7] you refer to in your comment. I have to do some digging I think I may have another one too.
#3 Pingback By New York OA Trader » Blog Archive » Grey Owl Neckerchief Slides On September 8, 2007 @ 7:30 pm
[…] you check out the images in two recent posts, the first on a Thay-En-Da-Ne-Gea #418 neckerchief slide provided by Gavin Murdoch and in an earlier post on a Adirondack Lodge #357 Neckerchief slide […]
#4 Comment By Roy Wetherbee On March 8, 2008 @ 4:47 pm
Hi Bill,
This particular Grey Owl Totem Slide is not unique to lodge #418, but is also know to have been used by members of Uncas lodge 297 in CT (their lodge totem was a black fox). These could be ordered through the mail from Grey Owl with any of several dozen different totems that were available in thei catalogue.
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