Neckerchief history and size change

[Buggie]

4 hours ago, Tampa Turtle said:

I am so so sorry I brought this up. I think I threw up in my mouth a little.

Hey, don't get your neckers in a twist. 

[Tampa Turtle]

Please. Just. Stop.

Edited May 9, 2018 by Tampa Turtle

[David CO]

4 hours ago, ianwilkins said:

 

Or what's wrong with a skinnydip? 

 

It is against the rules.

Besides that, I will refer you to the movie Stand By Me.

 

Edited May 9, 2018 by David CO

[David CO]

16 minutes ago, Tampa Turtle said:

Please. Just. Stop.

I try to stop. I really do. I just can't seem to help myself sometimes. 

 

Edited May 9, 2018 by David CO

[SSScout]

"Good afternoon,  sir, My name is Russell and I am a Wilderness Explorer in Tribe 54. . May I be of any service to you? " 

 

[rayezell_2000]

What is the date of the introduction of the neckerchief as a part of the uniform?

[MattR]

31 minutes ago, rayezell_2000 said:

What is the date of the introduction of the neckerchief as a part of the uniform?

1922, according to https://www.troop97.net/bsahist4.htm

[qwazse]

29 minutes ago, rayezell_2000 said:

What is the date of the introduction of the neckerchief as a part of the uniform?

Depends on country. Looks like it was part of the English uni at the outset. Scouting Magazine said it became standard for US scouts around 1920.

https://scoutingmagazine.org/issues/0210/d-wwas.html

[rayezell_2000]

guess I should have done my homework first. 

Vol. 2, Number 6 (July 15, 1914) edition of Scouting magazine clearly indicates that the neckerchief was Item No. 542 and an official part of the uniform at this time.

so it clearly predates the 1920s by many years...apparently the statement on The Troop 97 website is in error..

 

Edited January 30, 2022 by rayezell_2000

[qwazse]

3 hours ago, rayezell_2000 said:

guess I should have done my homework first. 

Vol. 2, Number 6 (July 15, 1914) edition of Scouting magazine clearly indicates that the neckerchief was Item No. 542 and an official part of the uniform at this time.

so it clearly predates the 1920s by many years...apparently the statement on The Troop 97 website is in error..

So, it’s a little more nuanced than that. There were clearly early depictions of American scouts’ uniforms without a neckerchief. Like most things, it moved from trend to essential over a number of years.

[Double Eagle]

As we saw in the 2019 World Jamboree, the neckerchief is the one noticeable item that makes a scout stand out and IDs a scout.  Boy's Life used to run a 

monthly neckerchief slide build, don't remember the years of this.  

[RememberSchiff]

3 minutes ago, Double Eagle said:

As we saw in the 2019 World Jamboree, the neckerchief is the one noticeable item that makes a scout stand out and IDs a scout.  Boy's Life used to run a 

monthly neckerchief slide build, don't remember the years of this.  

YES. Whittlin Jim's column.

Here's a scouter who is keeping the faith.

https://www.channelingwhittlinjim.com/

 

[SSScout]

The following are scanned from Matching Mountains With The Boy Scout Uniform  by  Edward F. Reimer, 1929, E.P. Dutton, publisher

 I've been meaning to try this.... 

[SSScout]

And again....

Last page this time....

[MattR]

On 2/2/2022 at 9:03 AM, RememberSchiff said:

YES. Whittlin Jim's column.

Here's a scouter who is keeping the faith.

https://www.channelingwhittlinjim.com/

 

That guy is inspiring. I have a bunch of scrap ceder that I've saved for no other reason than someone said it would make good slides. Maybe I'll go try one.