Boys' Scouting Groups Related Artifacts

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: This is an Extremely Rare 1930's Boy Scouts of America Senior Degree Honor Society Lapel Pin by DiSanza Brothers Jewelers of New York City. The pin is high-quality and is in gilt brass with white and green enameled details.   There is...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare 1966 Vietnam Boy Scout patch. VINTAGE: Circa 1966. SIZE: About 3 in width by 3" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Woven cotton. ATTACHMENT: To be sewn onto garment. MARKINGS: None. ITEM NOTES: This is from a large...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1960's twenty years of service pin for the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). The Boy Scouts first congregated in Texas in 1910. VINTAGE: Circa 1960's. SIZE: Approximately 5/8" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-filled with...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce set of three circa 1950s or 1960s Boy Scouts of Japan (BSJ) patches. Scouting was introduced to Japan in 1913, shortly after its 1907 birth in England, and became officially organized in 192One patch is diamond-shaped and reads...