Name/Title
sashEntry/Object ID
1999.026.001Description
Sash. Regulation Boy Scouts of America sash for Merit Badges and other insignia. Olive cotton twill strip is sewn closed at an angle at one end. Sash is 30" x 5.75", with several machine-sewn, hand-appliquéd patches. On front, descending from shoulder, "BOY SCOUTS of AMERICA" patch, red thread on olive cotton twill, is sewn at top. Second row patches: Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class. Third row patches: Star Scout, (space), Life Scout. Fourth row patches: Handicraft, Carpentry, Safety. Fifth row patches: Metal Work, Woodcarving, Bookbinding. Sixth row patches: First Aid, Public Health, Personal Health. Seventh row patches: Path Finding, Physical Development, Cooking. Eighth row patches: Firemanship. Near the bottom of the front side of the sash are three appliquéd red stars (Standard Troop Stars), vertically arranged. On the crease at the bottom sash, a black ink printed yellow silk square patch is applied; this patch reads "CARROLL DISTRICT JAMBOREE / WESTMINSTER, MD. / (BSA emblem) / FEBRUARY 13, 1942 / BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA." On the rear of the sash, descending from the shoulder, is a white canvas patch printed in red and green which reads "STANDARD CAMPER / 1943 / REGION THREE." Second row patches: Patrol medallion with representation of a boar. Third row patches: Patrol medallion (panther), Patrol medallion (beaver). Fourth row patches: Assistant Patrol Leader. C.1940.Acquisition
Accession
1999.026Source or Donor
Myers, CarrollAcquisition Method
GiftExhibition
Carroll at 250: People, Place, and the Making of HistoryGeneral Notes
Note
Worn by the donor, 1940-1943.