Vtg - BOY SCOUTS - 1937 MEN'S Lapel 'THANKS BADGE' - Belt Design w/Crescent Back

Description

SCOUTING "THANKS BADGE"
True Vintage - 1937 - Boy Scouts -
Men's
Adult THANKS BADGE
'Belt' Design with Crescent Back - Rare, for use in Men's Lapel / Buttonhole
Original, HAND-MADE, 1937 Presentation/Storage Box
Authentic collectible
Purchased/Awarded/Received early 1937 -
the then-new 'Belt Design' - Rectangle with clipped corners; Fleur-de-Lys center, and 'belt' around outer edge
(Design introduced in November, 1935 -
to replace the previous design);
Front: Original 'Belt' Design - see belt around outer edge, with two 'buckles' - one left side, one bottom center;
Back: 1937 Crescent Lapel Pin -
see the long points of the crescent back - both sides ending in a fine point - not the later wider, rounded, or squared-off ends of the crescent - and not the later, shortened, 'cut-off' crescent sides
- see photos;
Size
:
Front: approx. 13/16" tall x 5/8" wide x 3/8" deep overall (from front of badge to end of crescent lapel back)
Back: Crescent - approx.  11/16" x 11/16"
Original Box: Approx 3-1/8" x 1-5/8"
Badge Material: Unknown metal; 1937 -
Earliest belt design metal badge - No hallmarks seen - Substantial patina developed over past 84 years - not disturbed or removed
Box: Hand-Made: Cardboard with black covering on top, and white covering on bottom; Foam interior, covered in soft, black velvety-feel fabric
Condition
:  Excellent true-vintage condition.  Stored carefully in original, hand-made, presentation box.
Badge
: Has not been cleaned for 80 years - & developed substantial patina. No damage.
Box
in great condition for its age - sides and corners intact; Top - patch of black surface missing - probably came off when original price sticker removed; Bottom of box no longer white - now lightly yellowed with age, as to be expected, but no tears. splits, or crushed areas.  Protective foam insert intact;  No writing or notations. Badge could be cleaned, and additional photos taken on request. See photos in close-up - ask for more if needed.
* Some photos taken with flash to show detail;
**Please be sure this is the correct version of the 'Thanks Badge' before buying/bidding. This is the MEN'S lapel badge with early design features, and will only fit into a jacket lapel buttonhole; Also, this is NOT the ladies' brooch/pin (with either a pin-bar and clasp fitting, or badge mounted on a bar with a pin and clasp back fitting), or the ladies' version with a simple pin and clasp back without the bar.  It is not a neck-tie tie-tack.  Just the simple, original, men's lapel badge, with crescent back.
***This is a 'Private Sale' - buyer will remain anonymous to other eBay users
(
Center Fleur-de-lys - "emblem of peace and purity". [Use of the Fleur-de-lys when Boy Scouts started, as explained by founder, Robert Baden-Powell: "it points in the right direction (and upward) turning neither to the left nor the right, since these can lead backwards again; the stars on the two side arms stand for the two eyes of the Wolf Cub having been opened before he became a scout, when he gained his first class badge of two stars. Furthermore, the three points of the Fleur-de-lis remind the Scout of the three points of the Scout's Promise".])
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