BSA Musician Collar Pins

[captainron14]

I have a pair of Musician Collar pins that were used in Boy Scouting from the late teens to the late 40s. It is a gold pin in the shape of a lyre(small harp) with a scout emblem on the front and it is a screw-back pin.

I have checked with Mitch Reis and used his and other reference books but have come up with very little information on them.

Can anyone shed some light on them? Were they worn as a pair? How were they worn? When? By who (Troop or "other group")?

I would love to see a photo of an old uniform with the pin(s) on it!

Any Help out there?

YiS

[insanescouter]

 

I would wonder if they were part of the Boy Scout Band ... for more info about the band look at these links...

 

http://www.westtexasscoutinghistory.net/other_bands.html

 

http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/FindingAids/dynaweb/calher/jvac/figures/j15HG-96A.jpg

 

http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/FindingAids/dynaweb/calher/jvac/figures/j15HG-97A.jpg

 

http://www.old-picture.com/united-states-history-1900s---1930s/pictures/Scout-Band.jpg

 

http://springfield.news-leader.com/columnists/billings/1117-BoyScoutBa-217876.html