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Lot 184 - Pair Of Vintage Boy Scout Items Including April 1939 Scouting Magazine And Pocket Signal Disk With Sleeve
Grouping of two vintage Boy Scout collectibles. Includes Scouting magazine, April 1939 issue, featuring promotion for the Boy Scout Camp at the New York World’s Fair and the Scout Exhibit at the Golden Gate Exposition in San Francisco, with colorful cover art of a cheerful Scout. Also includes the Boy Scouts of America Pocket Signal Disk, printed with International Morse Code, semaphore, and whistle signals, complete with original paper sleeve.
Magazine with typical age wear, creases, and small edge tears. Signal disk very well preserved with light toning; sleeve shows expected wear.