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 Thursday, June 28, 2007
What is it?
Posted by colin

keeA.jpgFor a change of pace how about a what is it or "whatzit" as we refer to numismatic items we can not identify?

So far I have been unable to figure out just what this unusual uniface sports medal struck in copper was bywhom or where from. The obverse depicts a moose head framed in three paddles(?) with a "K" in located in each corner. Below is the inscription "KEEWAYDIN".

The reverse has the engraved name of "Wm. D. Patton" and scratched in rather crudely is "AVG 7, 1911, TRACK, FIRST 40 YDS, 880 YDS, POTATO RACE, W.D.D.".

I have had this unusual sports medal in my "moosabelia" collection for quite some time. As moose are one of my favorite animals I collect tokens and medals depicting moose or the letters L. O. O. M. of The Loyal Order Of Moose and also postcards and other items from the old "Bull Moose" Progressive Party established here in 1912 by President Roosevelt. Then I spill over into Canadian tokens from the city of Moose Jaw located up in Saskatchewan and the tokens of the Bullwinkle's® chain of restaurants in California.

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6/28/2007 6:16:44 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)  #  Comments [3]
7/9/2007 11:21:44 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
From my quick research on this, it is from the Camp of Keewaydin. Go to www.keewaydin.org Then click on the alumi tab and on the upper right corner is the Moose with paddles. I believe the reverse means Aug 7 1911. And he won the three items listed. WDD? WDP for his initials?

Thanks, Brian K Higgins
8/16/2007 9:04:04 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
Keewaydin Foundation is an old wilderness canoeing group that operates base camps out of Vermont and Temagami, Ontario Canada. My son just completed his fifth year at the camp; I'll ask him if he's ever heard of the camp awarding or selling these (coin)s. www.keewaydin.org and the camp is also mentioned on wikipedia.
9/23/2007 11:07:57 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
In 1911 there were two Keewaydin camps, one in northern Ontario and the other in Vermont, both under the same ownership. W. Patton is listed as a camper that year at the Canadian camp in Temagami, Ontario.

There is a lot more info on Temagami, the older of the two camps, in its history, The Keewaydin Way.
http://www.ottertooth.com/keewaydin/admin_K/book6.htm
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