Scouting memorabilia collecting

Some collectors choose to focus on a specific subtopic within their area of general interest, for example insignia issued prior to the 1970s Boy Scouts of America requirement that all insignia have either the fleur-de-lis or the acronym BSA; or only the highest ranks issued by each nation.

Early Scouters often sewed awards they had earned, as well as insignia they had traded with other Scouts, directly to woolen campfire blankets.

There are several individuals and groups who collect period uniforms and equipment in order to re-enact Scouting of the past.

Quite popular is the portrayal of Baden-Powell, authentically costumed, reading his last message to Scouts.

The camp blanket[2] is a significant piece of memorabilia for many Scouts and Girl Guides around the world.

Second edition of Scouting for Boys by Lord Baden-Powell , published in January 1908, illustrated by Baden-Powell
Belt buckle of defunct Spanish Scouting association
Early Boy Scouts of America uniforms, from the 1910s
A collection of Scout badges, attached to a poncho , seen at the Fourth Pentathlon Jamboree in Fredericton, New Brunswick , 1986