Maker: Cascade Plywood Corp.
Model: Mini
Style: Flat
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Size: 3.4 inches
Disc Color: White
Lettering/Hot Stamp: Genuine Oregon Flying Saucer; Valley Forge 1950; Cascade Area Council Oregon—Red
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Date Introduced: 1950
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Special Notes: The 1950 Boy Scout Jamboree was held in Valley Forge, PA. It was the first Jamboree since 1937 and Flying Saucers were all the rage. Boy Scout custom dictated each council bring an identifying item such as a patch, coin, or other token for trading. The Cascade Area Council covering the northwest Oregon and southwest Washington region arrived in Valley Forge with “Genuine Oregon Flying Saucers” made of plywood, but this one is believed to be a prototype of Cascade Plywood's Lebanite, made by a proprietary process using dry pressed refined virgin wood fiber. The bottom has no markings. It is slightly larger than the plywood version.
Contributor(s): Dudley Gaman