Scouting Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is a rare 1915 Boy Scouts identification card for Charles A. Bamford of Three Rivers, Massachusetts. The card consists of four individual cards, two of celluloid and two of coated cloth. Aside from the identification card, there is a...

ARTIFACT: This is a neckerchief slide from the 1937 National Jamboree worn by the Sachem Council of Waltham and designed by the Waltham Watch Co. VINTAGE: Circa 1937. SIZE: About 1-5/8" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Bronze and nickel...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1940's Boy Scouts Eagle Medal. VINTAGE: Circa 1940's. SIZE: About 1-1/2" in width by 3-1/4" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Sterling silver and silk ribbon. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal pin with a "come-under" locking catch...

ARTIFACT: This is an Estonian Young Eagles (Noorkotkad) scout badge from the 1930s. The Young Eagles espoused the tenets of the Boy Scouts organization. The badge is an eagle holding a lily in its talon and reads ALATI VALMIS (be prepared)...

ARTIFACT: This is an early silver-plated bronze Boy Scouts grave marker that shows the Scouts' insignia at the top of an iron stake and reads BE PREPARED. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s-1930s. SIZE: Approximately 26" height and 6" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a remarkable example of a 1st Year, 1st Class Boy Scout Hat Badge by Foley. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: 1-1/2" wide by 2" high. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Silver-plated brass. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin with a "C" catch...

ARTIFACT: This is an interesting circa 1950s Maine Fish and Game Warden Aide lapel badge. The small badge is in a sunburst style with a clip on reverse. It may possibly have been worn by Boy Scouts. It is numbered 11 on the front. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s...

ARTIFACT: This is a French Boy Scouts' belt buckle. The badge reads TOUT DROIT (straight) and shows a rather muscular forearm with a drawn bow and arrow pointing skyward. Le badge lit TOUT DROIT et montre un avant-bras plut™t musclŽ avec un arc et une...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified patch, possibly from Maine or New Hampshire. It may be a scouting patch of some sort: it reads TATANKA and shows a buffalo ("tatanka" and an Indian head. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s-1930s. SIZE: Approximately 4-13/16" in...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified star-shaped pin enameled in red that reads RANGER SCOUT. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: Approximately 5/8" in height and 11/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Plated brass with enamel. ATTACHMENT: Single screw...

ARTIFACT: Unidentified 1930's (?) Girl Scouts or Boy Scouts (?) uniform tab/patch reading: 'W.W.S.' embroidered on coarse khaki. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's (?) SIZE: 3" x 1 ¼" CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Coarse khaki embroidered with...

ARTIFACT: Unidentified patch. Girl Scouts? The patch is a light teal/aqua diamond surrounded by a border of yellow with the letters 'SD' embroidered in center. VINTAGE: Circa unknown SIZE: 2 ¾" x 2 ½" CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Cotton...