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An Assortment of Vintage and Antique Boy Scouts of America and Cub Scout Pins and Patches - A collection of various scouting insignia primarily from the Boy Scouts of America and Cub Scouts. The group includes metal pins, fabric patches, and service stars. Among the items is a gold-tone ”Be Prepared” pin featuring a suspended star; the reverse of the top bar is impressed with B.S.A. and PAT. 1911. A blue enamel shield-shaped pin is lettered CUB SCOUTS and DEN MOTHER. Another square bronze-tone pin is lettered CUB SCOUT B S A and depicts a wolf head. The collection also features a circular brass-tone medallion impressed with BOBCAT and CUB SCOUTS B.S.A. showing a stylized feline face. A rectangular blue fabric patch features a single horizontal yellow embroidered bar, historically used to denote the rank of Assistant Denner. There is also a small silver-toned embroidered triangular patch. The set includes seven circular blue plastic service star backings with metal centers displaying numbers 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, and 8. Other items include several small gold-tone fleur-de-lis pins lettered BE PREPARED, a larger star-shaped pin with an eagle motif also lettered BE PREPARED, and a heart-shaped pin with red enamel background and a gold-tone fleur-de-lis emblem. Width of rectangular patch: 2 1/2 inches Width of star pin (bottom left): 1 1/4 inches Total vertical height of group: 4 inches. These antique and vintage items show signs of age-appropriate wear throughout. The Assistant Denner patch exhibits fraying and loose threads along the edges (photo 4). Several gold-tone metal pieces show minor surface oxidation and localized tarnish (photo 5). The blue plastic backings on the service stars show light scuffing and surface marks (photo 5). Fasteners on the reverse of the pins appear generally functional though some exhibit minor bending (photo 7).