{"product_id":"vintage-stratton-embroidered-fabric-patch","title":"Stratton Bear Patch (Oval) — c. 1970s-80s","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vintage Stratton ski patch, probably late 1970s or early 80s, featuring the red hexagon with Stratton in black blackletter and the black bear standing upright beside it, on a cream oval inside a blue merrowed border.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwo borders on one patch is a decision somebody had to argue for. It costs more thread, more machine time, and it makes the whole object read louder from across a room — which was presumably the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNothing about this is subtle and nothing about it needed to be. It was going on the back of a ski jacket, not into a frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePatches in this period were built to survive a season outdoors on a teenager, which is a more demanding specification than most modern outerwear is designed to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEmbroidered on twill, merrowed edge. Photos are the condition report.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ropetow Vintage Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56978828263729,"sku":"RV-VT-006","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/2048\/7473\/files\/ropetow-vintage-co-stratton-embroidered-patch.webp?v=1792340253","url":"https:\/\/ropetowvintage.com\/products\/vintage-stratton-embroidered-fabric-patch","provider":"Ropetow Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}