Walter Head Acorn Award Info circa 1936

Posted on October 24th, 2012 in BSA Info,Insignia by ramore

Boy Scout Walter Head Acorn Award Pin

From time to time we get one of these pins in from the 1930s. This is the called the President Walter Head Acorn Award named after the BSA National President of the time.

 

Membership recruitment programs are not new to Scouts. We have been doing them since the founding. Although the pin pops up from time to time, what does not turn up is the documentation about the program. Until a recent estate. Here’s the cover of the brochure explaining the program. The name of the award is about turning an acorn into a might oak. Or for Scouts developing our youth into leading citizens. Neat piece of nostalgia.

 

Here’s the back page showing the requirements for the pin.

 

Here’s the inside back showing the requirement for the troop plaque. I’ve had a few of these. They’re not really collected but again a nice piece of history.

Special Vintage NJ Pieces Can Bring Special Prices

Posted on October 1st, 2012 in Jamborees by ramore

We just auctioned off an interesting 1937 National Jamboree poster. Why we’re bringing attention to it is that here we have a legitimate, vintage piece of nostalgia that tells a story that got respected by the hobby based upon the price realized. By “vintage nostalgia”, I mean it was not a manufactured rarity like most modern Jamboree items. It was not made to be collected. It was probably used in council offices to promote the jamboree. The pictures show CSE James West, members of the National Executive Board, multi-racial groups of workers helping to build the site and more.

Its now 75 years old. That it has even survived is pretty amazing. It may be one of the only known examples left to survive.

From our description:

National Jamboree 1937 Building Site Poster First one of these we’ve ever seen, really a fantastic piece. Measures about 24×30 inches. In really solid shape, has some wear at the creases but is still all in once piece. Needs to be framed and preserved, Gives all kinds of information about the build

Price realized: $761.

Some close-ups:

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