Cub Scouts tie slide
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ToySoldier
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Congrats! I knew there was something I missed on my bucket list for this year. Still looking for one, myself.
GroundSweeper
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Nice find! I like finding those, only got a handful.
Stiffwrists
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Those are a fun find. I've dug my share. I like finding anything Boy Scout related.
This one gets a tiny bit of backstory. I know someone who went to a few meetings at the park and house across the street from it in the 60’s, as the lady across the street from the park was a Cub Scout leader. Pretty fun. She’s no longer there, or I could try for an almost ring return? [emoji14]
Thanks! I’m happy to have found it!
markinswpa
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Mike nice find. The slide looks to be in pretty good shape. Always happy to find scout related stuff. HH Mark
diggin4clad
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Those things turn up often and I'm sure you'll dig a lot more as you go......
Thx Mark! It was certainly fun to dig
The even more fun part was the family member saying, yeah, I went to meetings there, and the scout leader lived right across the street from where I dug it Love getting the personal connections.All the best and HH![emoji1007]
Yeah, sounds like people find them a lot. Fun find though. Fun to find and the local connection through the family member was even more fun.
Stiffwrists
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Vermonster
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Nice find! I've only found one ever, and at the beach, go figure...…
Thanks Vermonster! How did it fare at the beach? The one I found has a tiny bit of guilding on the rear still, but none in the front. Complete and not bent, so no complaints here!
metaladdict
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I was a cub scout, bad memories, unkind kids.
I was a cub scout, bad memories, unkind kids.
Well that’s no fun. Here’s hoping you don’t dig anything cub scouts, ever (or again)!
Chipk
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In 1964 I was a brand new Boy Scout wearing my new uniform when I realized I lost my kerchief slide. I knew where it had to be but couldn’t find it. I looked for months before transferring to a different troop .
50 years later I am driving past the first troop meeting spot and decided to pull in. I walked to the spot I believed I was standing on and 4 swings gave me a signal. 4 inches down in black muck was my lost slide.
50 years later I am driving past the first troop meeting spot and decided to pull in. I walked to the spot I believed I was standing on and 4 swings gave me a signal. 4 inches down in black muck was my lost slide.
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Had started to oxidize/rust, but just barely.
