{"product_id":"pleasant-mt-ski-club-arrowhead","title":"Pleasant Mt. Ski Club Patch (Arrowhead) — c. 1960s","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vintage Pleasant Mt. Ski Club patch from Bridgton, Maine, estimated to date from the 1960s, cut as an arrowhead — the black merrowed edge notched and chipped all the way round to read as worked flint. Orange ground, PLEASANT MT. arched in black across the top, a black skier mid-turn below it, SKI CLUB in orange on a black band, and BRIDGTON, ME. in black on a cream band at the base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eClubs ordered better patches than resorts did, consistently, and nobody has ever properly explained why. A mountain was buying merchandise; a club was buying an emblem for itself. One of those decisions gets made by a purchasing office and the other gets argued about at a meeting, and the arguing shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePaying the die charge for a custom arrowhead outline — notched edge and all — on a run of patches for a small-town ski club in Maine is not a sensible use of money. It is the reason this is the best-looking object in the Bridgton run by a distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eClubs also did the one thing no resort has ever managed, which is make skiing cheap. Group rates, shared gas, borrowed gear and a sign-up sheet. A whole generation got into the sport because somebody in a town like Bridgton organized a bus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEmbroidered on twill, merrowed edge, with loose sewing thread at the top. Photos are the condition report.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ropetow Vintage Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57373832085809,"sku":"RV-ME-196","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/2048\/7473\/files\/shawnee-pleasant-07.jpg?v=1794066098","url":"https:\/\/ropetowvintage.com\/products\/pleasant-mt-ski-club-arrowhead","provider":"Ropetow Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}