Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 11 June 2026

Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 11 June 2026

Catalogue

Lot 245: A Collection of Vintage Scouting and Toy Cowboy-style Leather Accoutrements

This auction ended on June 11, 2026.

Start price: £10

Estimated price: £10 - £20

Buyer's Premium: 18%

Sold for: £6

This collection comprises various leather and metal items associated with mid-20th century youth organisations and play. Included is a circular metal Boy Scouts belt buckle featuring a central fleur-de-lis emblem, with the text BOY SCOUTS and the motto BE PREPARED embossed on the outer ring. There is a cylindrical metal whistle stamped THE ACME CITY WHISTLE and MADE IN ENGLAND, attached to a multi-link chain. The lot also contains a brown leather shoulder rig with a holster; the holster is decorated with a faint embossed scene of a figure on horseback. Accompanying this is a brown leather belt with white metal studs and integrated loops, designed in the style of a cartridge belt. A further length of brown leather strap is present, featuring the name SMITH. handwritten in black ink.