Original Boy Scout and Girl Scout Chow Kits, photos.

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G'day, They are reasonably hard to find in this condition with their original boxes, as most Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts would have used their Chow Kits on their camps....and I imagine the cardboard boxes would have been the first thing used to make their fires.....Geo Schrade Knife Co.Patent 1-27-42 B'Port CT....they are well designed eating implements and knives are very sharp....great pity our kids dont get a chance to experience what we were free to experience in bygone 'less enlightened' years before political correctness decided kids should be protected from themselves...:cool:..Hoo Roo
 

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Larry - Nice collection from a much simpler time, indeed.
Did the red and green inserts only come on the knives, never on the forks?

Thanks Howie
 
G'day Howie, The forks were all the same mate... same as the spoons <spoons have stamping Allegheny Stainless Steel WB on the reverse> the Boy Scout knives were red inserts and the Girl Scout knives green inserts to differentiate. Hoo Roo
 
Larry - Thanks for the info.

I've been lucky to snag one of the Girl Scout version complete except for the green paperwork. Such simple little instruments, but they function very well and even have 1/2 stops. And these are what, 60-70 years old? Hope I've still got 1/2 stops at that age! Howie
 
They would not have been made after 1958. The wirejack design does go back further than that particular patent date though (1926-29). The '42 patent was an improvement by George Schrade's son.

http://www.collectors-of-schrades-r.us/articles/The Mighty Wire Jack.pdf

Both Boy and Girl Scouts used these "Wire Jack" knives in their utensil kits. The first Boy Scout kits were available in their October 1932 catalog item #1384 and the three piece set sold for only one dollar. The Girl Scout versions came later. Many of the forks (about 1/2) are stamped "1/72/42" in error, the correct stamp is "1/27/42". However, before the three piece Boy Scout kits, George Schrade had a "Scout Chow Kit" that came in a smaller leather case and did NOT have a spoon. In this older kit, the knife was usually either a "1926 curved Geo Schrade" stamp or a "Wirejack" stamp w/cap lifter slot. The fork looked the same as the other forks and came with one of the older tang stamps. Many of these kits had customized embossing on the leather pouch, e.g. "Souvenir of Mohawk Trail".
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Previous thread brought up for Oregon to show what the original box's looked like as well. One stamped Boy Scout on cardboard flap and the other Girl Scout....I've never polished the knives or touched the pouches in any way...just as found....for info ..old George Schrade really new how to make a practical and reasonably priced set that have now stood the test of time....Hoo Roo.
 
Thank you kindly Larry for the outstanding contribution to content here and for wonderful photographs of as new vintage Schrade Chow Sets. WOW!!! Eye candy to be sure.

The scale of these kits charmed me when I handled my first one. Perfect for kids. They looked larger in photos to me. It is as if I'm handling the flatware of camping leprechauns.
 
The original Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts Chow kits.....worth re-visiting for new chums to this Schrade forum.....show your examples...Hoo Roo
 
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