VINTAGE 1940’s BOY SCOUT SASH With MERIT BADGES
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:48345300 | Organization: Boy Scouts |
| Unit of Sale: Single Unit | Year: 1944 |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
This auction is for a vintage Boy Scout sash with Merit badges and pins - as pictured. This was our grandfathers and his handbook notes 1944-1947 for his scout history. The merit badge sash is part of Cal. history and for collecting purposes, he was in the Scouts in Butte County - Chico - California - Northern California. Troop no. 31, Pack No. 1
Of note on this sash:
Oval Eagle rank pin. Probably sterling & commonly valued at over $100 on its own.The Camp badges, y...ellow felt ones, look like WWII era & are very rare. For local people these are impossible to find. On the sash he has a "Sand-twill Star Rank patch". These were issued only during WWII & are distinctive because of their sand like color (lack of green dye because of the War) & are very collectible.
On Jan-09-21 at 14:15:39 PST, seller added the following information:Additional info from the Boy Scouts museum team:
“...By the way - if you go to Collectors Weekly dot com, it tracks the most popular items available for sale that week, look under "Collectibles" then "Sporting Goods" then "Boy Scouts" (why they put Boy Scouts there I don't know) you will see your items there listed along with the most popular Scout items currently listed from all over the world.”
Of note on this sash:
Oval Eagle rank pin. Probably sterling & commonly valued at over $100 on its own.The Camp badges, y...ellow felt ones, look like WWII era & are very rare. For local people these are impossible to find. On the sash he has a "Sand-twill Star Rank patch". These were issued only during WWII & are distinctive because of their sand like color (lack of green dye because of the War) & are very collectible.
On Jan-09-21 at 14:15:39 PST, seller added the following information:Additional info from the Boy Scouts museum team:
“...By the way - if you go to Collectors Weekly dot com, it tracks the most popular items available for sale that week, look under "Collectibles" then "Sporting Goods" then "Boy Scouts" (why they put Boy Scouts there I don't know) you will see your items there listed along with the most popular Scout items currently listed from all over the world.”
