Bidspirit auction | A Mid-20th-Century British Boy Scouts

A Mid-20th-Century British Boy Scouts Uniform Shirt for 14th St. Albans - A vintage short-sleeved British Boy Scout uniform shirt constructed from heavyweight khaki cotton drill. The garment features a half-button popover front, a traditional pointed collar, and shoulder epaulettes. It is designed with two pleated breast pockets with button-down flaps and a long curved tail. The shirt is adorned with a comprehensive set of original sewn-on cloth insignia. The right sleeve carries a white rectangular cotton tape embroidered in red with 14TH ST. ALBANS AYLESFORD HOUSE SCHOOL, positioned above a City of St. Albans district badge featuring a yellow saltire on a blue shield. The left sleeve features a square Curlew patrol badge divided diagonally in green and light blue, and a pre-1967 Boy Scout proficiency badge with a red fleur-de-lis. The left breast pocket bears the Hertfordshire County badge depicting a white leaping stag and the text HERTS, while the right breast pocket displays a diamond-shaped World Scout Membership badge. An internal manufacturer or outfitter label in the collar is marked with AYLESFORD HOUSE.