— Collections large and small
We buy Boy Scout collections.
Patches, pins, badges, neckerchiefs, uniforms, books, and complete estates. Keep the story together—and give every piece a thoughtful next chapter.
What belongs in a collection?
From one veteran’s carefully kept sash to decades of council and lodge memorabilia, the details matter. These are the pieces collectors commonly preserve together.
Council strips, jamborees, camp issues, activity patches, and insignia.
Merit badges, rank insignia, service awards, and presentation pieces.
Hat pins, tie slides, membership pins, scarves, and handkerchiefs.
Handbooks, manuals, photographs, newsletters, maps, and ephemera.
Shirts, sashes, jackets, hats, buckles, bags, and camp equipment.
Before you request an offer
A little preparation protects fragile pieces and makes the collection easier to understand. Do not clean metal, remove patches, or separate groups with shared history.
Photograph the whole
Start with wide photos of the complete collection, then add clear close-ups of unusual patches, pins, labels, and dates.
Preserve the context
Keep names, notes, albums, envelopes, and event programs with the items they describe. Provenance can be as important as condition.
Make a quick inventory
Estimate quantities by category and mention the years, councils, camps, lodges, or regions represented. A simple list is enough.
Follow the story.
Scout memorabilia makes more sense in context. These independent and institutional resources are useful starting points for exploring the people, programs, and places behind the patches.
An institutional timeline following the development of older-youth Scouting programs.
National Scouting MuseumAn overview of the museum’s history, locations, and collections at Philmont Scout Ranch.
Scouting Memories ProjectA guide to a national archive organized around councils, camps, Order of the Arrow lodges, museums, and oral history.
Order of the Arrow: Area 4 HistoryA regional archive covering lodges, councils, camps, and the development of the Order in the Southwest.
History of Scouting AmericaA broad reference timeline with citations for further reading.
We buy Boy Scout collections.
Start by keeping the collection intact, photographing the major groups, and gathering any names, dates, or stories. Then send it all my way for a fair offer.