🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Patches

[Deftone]

I've been saving up some finds from my new house experience. Gonna toss this out there for yall. Little tin with star patches. Not sure how many. Just thought I'd share and see what you think. Any significance? Or just a rock.

 

[Blackfoot58]

Reminds me if scouting awards, to sew on uniforms or sashes.

 

[releventchair]

Film canister.

 

[Blackfoot58]

Film canister.

What was the relevance of the stars?

 

[releventchair]

What was the relevance of the stars?

I dunno.
Scouts had pins. Maybe cloth stars predated pins? One per year seniority.

How to properly wear BSA service stars

All youth or adult leaders who have reached one year of tenure with the Boy Scouts of America are eligible to begin wearing service stars.

blog.scoutingmagazine.org

 

[DCMatt]

Army Air Force insignia 1942 - 43.

 

[Bucket Lister]

I believe that is a 35 mm film canister that just happened to be appropriate size for a flag repair kit.

...or not.

 

[Blackfoot58]

I dunno.
Scouts had pins. Maybe cloth stars predated pins? One per year seniority.

How to properly wear BSA service stars

All youth or adult leaders who have reached one year of tenure with the Boy Scouts of America are eligible to begin wearing service stars.

blog.scoutingmagazine.org

We had gold and silver arrowheads. They were embroidered. We earned them by completing cub scout projects. These looked similar in style.