{"product_id":"middlebury-college-snow-bowl-embroidered-patch","title":"Middlebury Snow Bowl Patch, Felt (Worn) — c. 1950s-60s","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vintage Middlebury College Snow Bowl patch from Hancock, Vermont, estimated to date from the 1950s or 60s — the same chain-stitched shield, carried further. The felt has gone to a warm tan, the navy has dulled, and the skis crossed behind the bowl have faded most of the way from red to brown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCrossed skis were the universal shorthand before logos got professionalized. You saw them on a jacket, on a bumper, on a sign at the end of a dirt road, and you knew immediately what the person or the place was about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt worked because skis used to look like that — two long wooden planks, obviously a pair. Try drawing the same symbol with modern shaped skis and it falls apart completely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhich makes this one of the few patch designs that is genuinely period-locked. It could not be drawn today and mean the same thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChain-stitched on felt, cut edge, with substantial honest wear. Photos are the condition report.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ropetow Vintage Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55920039756081,"sku":"RV-VT-085","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/2048\/7473\/files\/ropetow-vintage-co-middlebury-college-snow-bowl-patch.webp?v=1787702861","url":"https:\/\/ropetowvintage.com\/products\/middlebury-college-snow-bowl-embroidered-patch","provider":"Ropetow Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}