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Title |
Ogden J. Lamont Order of Merit Award, 1955 |
Object Name |
Award |
Description |
Ogden J. Lamont Order of Merit Award, 1955. Order of merit awarded by the San Mateo County Area Council of Boy Scouts of America in 1955. Small 6" x 4.125" wooden plaque with a plastic three-dimensional Boy Scout emblem affixed in top front and a 3" round bronze(?) medal glued into a round cut-out hole below. "PRESENTED TO" and "BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA" are embossed onto medal with recipient, Council name, reason for award and year etched in later. Back of medal has an embossed Boy Scout symbol in the center and an embossed wreath around the medal's outer edge. There is a "keyhole" cut-out in the back top of plaque for hanging. |
Date |
1955 |
Creator |
Unknown |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
2021.082.001.2 |
Dimensions |
H-6 W-4.125 D-0.375 inches |
Dimension Details |
6 x 4.125 x .375 |
Collection |
3D - Personal Symbols |
Inscription Text |
"PRESENTED TO / OGDEN J.LAMONT / San Mateo County Area Council / BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA / ORDER OF MERIT / 1955" (embossed or etched on front) |
Provenance |
Part of the Ogden Lamont Boy Scout Collection. |
Search Terms |
Awards Boy Scouts of America Lamont, Ogden Plaques San Mateo County Area Council (Boy Scouts of America) |
Subjects |
Awards Boy Scouts Plaques |
People |
Lamont, Ogden |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Pacific Skyline Council |