Neal Manufacturing Company
The Neal Manufacturing Company was a neckerchief slide company based in Biddeford, Maine. It was founded by C. Millard Neal, proprietor of Neal's Novelty Shop.
Background
Neal was a Unit and District Level Volunteer with the Pine Tree Council. The company made a large series of bakelite neckerchief slides. They also made many special event slides. Most slides were sold unpainted. Earlier slides have the word "NEAL" written on the neckerchief holder, while later ones say, "NEAL SLIDE", and "NEAL SLIDE ®". The "®" on the last style, the most prevalent, is actually a circled r stands for registered trademark. The period of their manufacture may also be indicated by the color of the resin used.[1]
These were sold to summer camps and local councils, often sold at the trading post.[2] The Scout Museum at the Pine Tree Council offices has a display on these nationally popular plastic slides. The slides featured every imaginable Scout image. Some came pre-painted but most scouts bought the plain ones and painted them themselves.[3]
Gallery
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Neal slide Indian head.jpg
Indian head
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Neal slide scoutorama.jpg
1964 scoutoree
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Neal slide foot conservation.jpg
Conservation foot
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Neal slide trail hiker.jpg
Trail Hiker
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Neal slide schiff trail.jpg
Hiker of the Schiff Trails
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Neal slide ten mile river.jpg
Ten Mile River
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Neal slide trail hiker hcc.jpg
Camp Trail Hiker HCC
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