Mitchell BSA Merit Badges

Textile

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Mitchell BSA Merit Badges

Entry/Object ID

30.13.110

Description

Boy Scout Merit Badges of Harold Mitchell. Material: textile. Size: 2" x 2". Description: 26 olive drab cotton twill unhemmed squares each with an embroidered logo representing the area of expertise for which the badge was awarded as detailed in the comment section of this record.

Context

26 Boy Scout Merit patches earned by Eagle Scout Harold Mitchell in the 1920s in the following areas with logos noted in parentheses: Athletics (Wingfoot); Bugling (Bugle); Chemistry (Retort Flask); Electricity (Lightning Bolt); First Aid (Cross); Painting (Paint Brush); Pathfinding (Indian Head); Public Health (Torch); Scholarship (Torch & Book); Carpentry (Plane); Swimming (Swimmer); Camping (Tent); Conservation (Forest); Handicrafts (Hammer & Plunger); Civics (Ceremonial Ax); Cycling (White Wheel); Angling (Fish); Craftsmanship (Calipers); Photography (Camera & Tripod); Automobile Safety (Red Wheel); Cooking (Kettle); Fire Safety (Crossed Nozzles); Personal Health (Heart); Ornithology (Humming Bird); Pioneering (Ax & Pick Ax); Life Saving (Life Preserver).

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1925

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Badge, Merit

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Award

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Achievement Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

October 18, 2013

Update Date

October 9, 2026