Fleamarket Haul- Crests and Scout Pins

Hello Blogland! Here is a little break from program related posts.  If you've read my blog from the beginning you know that I {♥} yardsales, garage sales, fleamarkets, thrift stores, Church rummage sales...you name it!  However, I haven't found anything "Girl Guide" related at the sales in such a long time... 

However, during the past two weekends, my hubby and I have been going to a Fleamarket on Sundays in New Glasgow, NS.  

I found some GS USA crests and a couple of Boy Scout pins but the Girl Guide stuff is hard to come by these days! {I did spy a Girl Guide pin and a few newer style Brownie enrolment pins but she was asking $5 each so I passed on those}.

Here is what I had purchased on my fleamarketing adventure... {lots of photos in this post!...the vest was from the fleamarket at the former Co-Op building}

GS USA VEST - back view

GS USA VEST- front view

This Girl Scouts vest was $2 bucks! There are several items on the vest.  {I haven't decided if  I want to remove the crests and add them to my crest collection or leave them on the vest...hmm}.

These look like merit badges

This is a troup {troop} number

This looks like a patrol emblem

We also bought this Scout pin, Wolf Cub badge , and Beaver button.  My hubby was in Scouting as a youth member and was once a Leader so I pick up Boy Scout stuff if I see it at the sales.  {This was from a second Fleamarket in New Glasgow...at the former Central Supplies building}.

Hubby bought this pin for $5...a little more than I would normally pay but I have never seen any of these pins on my excursions. {and yes I am an El Cheapo a Bargain Hunter!}

These were 25 cents each!

Last year I had purchased an older Brownie uniform from Salvation Army thrift store in New Glasgow but I have yet to post about that! Too much to do and so little time!

Have fun with your Girl Guides as we kick of the 2013-2014 season!

McCall's 1973 & Vintage Sash

 

 

McCall's Magazine September 1973 
{I can't remember where I found this...online }

This is so cute! I love a blast from the past any day.  Dig those shoes , knee socks, tunic, and turtle neck!  {I remember wearing knee socks with my shorts in the 1970s!} Such a sharp Uniform...and lots of options for the Girl Scouts.  

There is just something about artwork from the 70's that I love.  I can just imagine how happy little girls were to see this paper doll set in a magazine.. I would have cut that baby out and slapped it on a piece cereal box cardboard asap! {back in my childhood we did not have access to much from the art dept...it was imagination and make do all the way...maybe that is why I love art as an adult}.  

This badge sash that I own looks like the one in the McCall's magazine.

I found this badge sash at an Antique/Used Bookstore a few summers ago.  {This is not a good photo sorry!}  It says Lake View...and the 373 is the Troop number.  Not sure about the other pins and badges though.  Here are some closer views with descriptions... 


The red pin says " Be Prepared" in gold letters and has a green trefoil on a gold  background in the center...the red looks like it may represent the tie perhaps..and there is a stamped "R" on the back.  The yellow flower looks like a Daffodil Patrol Emblem. 

Above we see gold wings, five brass coloured stars {one is backed with a round piece of white plastic...I'm guessing to signify senior year or patrol leader perhaps?}... a Trefoil Pin which is brass coloured with a purplish blue coloured background {it appears royal blue on this screen but it is not...and on the back of this pin is a stamped "R"} The green and white pin says "Girl Scouts of the USA 1912-1962" with a "50" in the center of a trefoil {there's a stamped image on the back but I can't identify it}

All of the badges appear to be hand sewn by the owner of the sash perhaps?.  I will attempt to guess the names of the bagdes but I am not sure of the proper names.  The top left looks like an artist palette with brushes so probably "Artist"...the top right side looks like five books with bookends so most likely "Reader"...the second row to the left looks like a Milk jug/mixing bowl/red jar so most likely "Baker" or "Cooking"...the same row to the right appears to be an outdoor fireplace so most likely "Outdoor Cook"...the third row to the left is three ABC blocks so I would say this is "Child Care"...the same row to the right looks like a girl scout on a flying carpet with a blue sky/clouds and green land so this could be anyones guess! {Traveller?Story teller?} The bottom badge is a dog and cat with a food dish so must be "Pet Care".  The badges are cloth with an embroidered edge and very thin compared to modern badges.  The sash appears to be handmade by a home sewing machine.  

It would be interesting to know how this Badge Sash ended up here in Canada and made it's way into my collection!  If the pins are any indication of it's age then it would be 50 years old this year!  If you know anything about this sash or its insignia please leave a comment!

Yardsale Haul- Owl pin

Hello! It has been a long time since my last post.  Now that Summer is here I am spending less time on the computer and more time in the Garden and doing the other usual summertime stuff.  Also, I have been reorganizing my Girl Guide stuff that is in my house...and once I had gathered it all together I came to realize that I need to downsize!  It is taking over my craft room. So stay tuned for pics of that adventure.  Here is the latest Yardsale Haul.  I am not sure if this is Girl Guides of Canada merchandise or not.  The original owner said that she had it as a Brownie years ago...I thought she said in the 1980's.  It is a tiny Owl stick pin measuring less than 2.5 inches in length.  The owl measures 1 cm tall x a half cm wide. Leave a comment if you know about this pin. 

A bargain at 50 cents!  I love it!

 

Go Yard Sailing! You just never know what you will find!

Yardsale Haul - GGC pins

 

I found these two Girl Guides pins at the Halifax Forum fleamarket last weekend {$1 each}.  The top one I recognize as the Appreciation Pin but the bottom one I do not recognize.  Could be a Canadian Friendship pin, or a training pin...not quite sure.  Leave a comment if you know what it is.

Yardsale Haul- Pax Lodge Pin

Found this pin at a yardsale in Cape Breton, just outside of Louisdale, last summer.  Sometimes it pays to dig through the boxes of junk.  It would be much more exciting to travel to Pax Lodge to buy one of these but I will settle for the yardsale find ...for now!

Yardsale Haul- GGC Pins

These pins were found at a local Church fleamarket last October.  They were mixed in with a bunch of other handpainted wooden crafty brooch type pins {various holiday themed brooches that looked like they belonged to a teacher}.  I wasn't going to bother looking through the entire container but I did and low and behold there were these two Girl Guides of Canada pins.  The person working at the fleamarket offered to sell the entire container for $2 so I bought it.  I added the other crafty type brooches to the weekly prize box for the Guides and the few metal pins to my collection.