1910 BOY SCOUTS SWASTIKA GOOD LUCK METAL SCOUT MEDAL This is a medallion that was given out by The Excelsior Shoe Company to boys that purchased the official Boy Scout Shoe. It was an advertising gimmick. You have to remember that Boy Scouts was all the rage at the time: like Pokemon or Beanie Babies. And everyone wanted to cash in. Revenues for the use of the name were important to getting the Boy Scouts funds to start. After Minute Tapioca Pudding, Excelsior was one of the first to sign up. The hole in the top was to allow it to be tied to the shoe. There were 3 versions. 1) One with the rider dated July, 1910. The Boy Scouts were incorporated in Feb of 1910 in Washington, DC. Their headquarters was established in New York. 2) One with good luck symbols on the back. A reverse swastika which was a popular Victorian era good luck symbol and a favorite symbol of Lord Baden-Powells. Also dated July, 1910. 3) The third has the good luck symbols and no date. It states Membership emblem of the Boy Scouts Club.
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