🔎 UNIDENTIFIED help iding boy scout slide

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found this detecting today in a park near LA CA, i did spent some time looking for a date it was used,but no luck.most just show a picture, but no id .is there a web page i can check? thank
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Don I also wore one like that back in the 50's and 60's also
 
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The use of neckerchief slides (or woggles) in the Boy Scouts dates back to the early 1920s. While the neckerchief itself became part of the uniform in 1916, its popularity increased after the high collar coats were discontinued in 1920. Scouts initially experimented with various methods of fastening their neckerchiefs, including bone, rope, and wood rings. The "woggle" (a term that predates the first known reference in 1925) was invented by a young employee at Gilwell Park in England, inspiring similar designs in America. Official metal slides became available in 1934, and special
 
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