For two years I had these three boxes of Scouting memorabilia sitting on a shelf in my warehouse. The boxes had been there so long I seemed to remember I needed to film an unboxing but had honestly forgot what was so special about the collection. In real time as you watch this video you will see the moment when...Read More
I can't tell you how a collector in Maryland ended up a batch of pristine mint 100 year old merit badges but in this unboxing you will get to see them. Although he was doing his Scouting in the Baltimore area there is stuff from all over that ended up in this Boy Scout collection. I worked with the family...Read More
I got a call from a former Scouter who was about to move and needed to downsize. When we got to talking about his Scouting history it was an amazing journey. Before he graduated high school this guy had been to the National Leadership Training at Philmont (36 days total), attended the 1957 National Scout Jamboree at Valley Forge and...Read More
You never know what you will find in a Boy Scout collection unboxing. I worked with two families to recycle these collections from loved ones back into the hobby. The first one up came to me from Washington State but the collection was from the W.D. Boyce Council in Illinois. This one looks like it may have been part multi...Read More
Back with another unboxing of vintage Boy Scout patch collections! The first box came to me from Florida but the stuff is all 1940s-early 50s vintage from Samoset Council in Wisconsin. The family that I purchased it from got these items in an estate sale down in the Sunshine State and I was happy to add them to my collection....Read More
You never know what you are going to find when you unbox the collection of a District Executive. These folks are literally the hardest working people in the movement tasked with recruiting troops running events and raising money to support the council. This collection came to me from Texas and belonged to a long time District Executive there. One of...Read More
I bought this collection from a gentleman who at age 72 realized that nobody in his family was really interested in his old Scouting memorabilia. Luckily we connected and I was able to help him get these pieces recycled back into the hands of a collector. He got his Eagle in 1963 in a troop in University City which is...Read More
I start this one off by reading a letter that is typical of many collections that I purchase. The guys two adult sons have no interest in his Scouting memorabilia and so he is looking for someone that would appreciate it. In the collection he actually had two coffee mugs that survived being shipped all the way to me in...Read More
OK spoiler alert! Today I'm telling the whole story of how I came to work with a Hollywood Costumer named Danielle to help outfit the actors in Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans. I took my family to see the movie on Thanksgiving Day. I had really been hesitant to do a video about my involvement until I saw the final cut....Read More
This may top them all! I spoke on the phone and shared multiple emails with the family of this late Scout Executive to work out the details to make an offer and purchase the collection. His time in Scouting actually goes back before WWII as he grew up as a Sea Scout in New York City. Some of the pieces...Read More
When a collector contacted me at the beginning of the summer about a massive collection that included not only his stuff but that of his brother and father I was really intrigued. He was ready to move it on to someone that would appreciate it and I was VERY happy that he decided to sell it to me. But the...Read More
Although this box sat in the corner of my office while I was serving as the Camp Director last summer (sorry Lewis) it was finally time to unbox the collection. This Scout was active in the 1980s and attended the 1983 World Jamboree in Canada and the 1985 National Jamboree held at Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia. While at the...Read More
This collection came to me from a lady whose family runs a storage unit business. The story is that someone passed away and in the process of cleaning out the storage unit they came across a ton of Boy Scout stuff. I had already bought some stuff from her and this was round 2. This guy was an Eagle Scout...Read More
Another unboxing to share with the hobby today as I got in one from New York that features lots of stuff from the 1960s. It looks like this Scout went to the 1960 Jamboree and was later an adult. There is a Wood Badge uniform shirt with the familiar Troop 1 number sewn on. He was also a Brotherhood member...Read More
Bill Chadek in Nebraska has carved out a niche among BSA collectors. He restores old knives and hand axes to things of beauty. He is also a craftsman who creates original sheaths to go with these items. I have sent items to Bill before to be refinished and been very impressed with the results. Now whenever I get a cache...Read More