Material: Cloth
Size: 45mm w x 107mm h
Description: This vintage fabric uniform accessory is a slip-on shoulder epaulette configured for a Rover Scout (RS), the senior division traditionally catering to young adults within the movement. Woven from durable green cotton textile, the lower half prominently features a machine-embroidered gold fleur-de-lis flanked by the stylized capital initials "R" and "S". Below the central emblem, a curving scroll contains the words "BOY SCOUTS" stitched in matching bright yellow thread, while the tapers at the top converge onto a vertically reinforced buttonhole loop meant to anchor onto a uniform shirt strap.
Circa: 1930-1960s
Notes:
The letters "RS" stand for Rover Scouts, a program famously devised by Scouting founder Robert Baden-Powell in 1918 to provide continued citizenship training for older teenagers.