Children's Navy Blue Cub Scout Uniform

Name/Title

Children's Navy Blue Cub Scout Uniform

Description

A navy blue and yellow Cub Scout uniform consisting of a shirt, pants, belt, neckerchief, cap, and two hand-tied lanyards. Sub-numbered A-G. A: Shirt; navy blue, right pocket in yellow thread reads "CUB SCOUTS B.S.A.," left pocket has a gold star pin and two cloth badges top badge red with black thread, bottom badge red with yellow thread; upper right sleeve has cloth badge, blue with yellow thread reads "DEN 3;" upper left sleeve has cloth badges, top badge red with white thread reads "SHELBYVILLE," the 2nd red badge with white thread reads "IND.," the 3rd red with blue trim, with numbers in white thread reads "252," a 4th blue badge with yellow thread is of 2 horizontal bars; buttons on the uniform are black plastic. B: Pants; yellow piping on front pockets, metal buttons and zipper, waistband with belt loops. C: Belt; navy blue woven cloth, gold buckle embossed with BSA Cub Scout wolf emblem logo, adjustable, metal clasp at end of belt D: Neckerchief; yellow, includes wolf logo & paw print of Cub Scouts, BSA E: Cap; navy blue billed cap with yellow piping, includes Cub Scouts Wolf Badge on front; yellow cloth inside of cap has BSA logo, printed in blue type reading "NAME" with a line, printed on the line is "Sam Roberts" F: Hand-tied Lanyard; black and gold plastic string, tied and knotted in diamond pattern G: Hand-tied Lanyard; blue and gold plastic string, tied and knotted in diamond pattern

Use

by Sam Roberts in 1954-1955, while participating as a Cub Scout in the Boy Scouts of America Troop No. 253, Den 3.

Context

Sam was a student at the Colescott School, also known as Pearson Elementary.

Category

Boy Scouts of America
Shelby County Youth Organizations

Acquisition

Accession

2013.025

Source or Donor

Sheila A Palmer

Acquisition Method

Donation

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Shirt, Pants

Clothing Sex

Male

Size

Child's size

Textile Details

Color

Multicolor, Navy, Blue, Yellow

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Boy Scouts of America

Date made

circa 1954

Time Period

20th Century

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Nov 29, 2013

Create Date

November 29, 2013

Update Date

June 5, 2024