Boys' Scouting Groups Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: Great nuclear age Boy Scouts of America Explorer-Kirkland Air Encampment jacket patch from Kirkland Air Force Base in the late 1950's. VINTAGE: Circa late 1950's. SIZE: 4" x 3 7/8". CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Fully embroidered on twill,...

ARTIFACT: This is a lapel pin for the Boy Scouts of America Sea (BSA) second-ever National Jamboree, which was held at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania in 1950. The Boy Scouts began congregating in Texas in 1910, and ever since 1937 the jamborees have been...

ARTIFACT: Very early Boy Scouts of America 1st Class Scout large size hat badge in gilt brass. The badge depicts the scout logo and the slogan 'Be Prepared'. VINTAGE: Circa pre-1950 SIZE: 1-1/2" x 1-2/8" CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gilt brass...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1960's Boy Scouts of America Sea Scouts "Qualified Seaman" qualification badge. The Boy Scouts first congregated in Texas in 1910. VINTAGE: Circa 1960's. SIZE: Approximately 5/8' in height x 1-7/8' in length. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1960's BSA Sea Scouts (then "Sea Explorers") Small Boat Handler Qualification Badge. The Boy Scouts first congregated in Texas in 1910. VINTAGE: Circa 1960's. SIZE: Approximately 5/8" in height x 1-7/8" in length. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II BSA (BSA) Boy Scouts of America Assistant Scoutmaster pin in sterling with enamel. VINTAGE: Circa 1943 (based on construction and materials used). SIZE: About 7/8" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gilt...

ARTIFACT: This is a Boy Scout of America (BSA) ten year award program troop flag pole plaque. The plaque is slightly curved to fit the pole and its background is painted orange. VINTAGE: Circa 1942. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/4" in height and...

ARTIFACT: This is a great World War II Boy Scouts of America official uniform shirt with all kinds of insignia! On one shoulder is a "Buffalo" arc and an "83" patch, along with a round BSA patch. The opposite shoulder has a cord embellished snap shoulder...

ARTIFACT: Nicely worn 1940's - 1950's Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout ring. This example is in an "art deco" Type 2B in enameled sterling. The center shows an applied silver eagle perched on a banner that reads: "BE PREPARED" against a background of...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful and rare Boy Scouts of America Council Past President Lapel Pin. The pin is in enameled sterling silver and dates from the 1930's or 1940's. This pin was authorized for wear form 1933 to 1968.  VINTAGE: Circa 1930's -...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare, second style, first type patch for the Boy Scouts' Order of the Arrow (OA) Lodge #76 in Burlington County, New Jersey (Patch R2a on John Panel's OA insignia web site). The patch shows a salamander and reads W.W.W...

ARTIFACT: 1930's Polish Boy Scouts #'d member badge. The badge depicts a fleur-de-lis in nice raised detail in the center of a Maltese cross with a wreath of oak and laurel leaves surrounding it, joined together at the bottom with a bow and reads:...