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Merit Badges
- Legend to identify Merit Badges
- 1910 British Merit Badges
- Square 1911 - 33
- Wide Crimped 1934 & 35
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Narrow Tan Crimped 1936 - 42
- Tan Heavyweight Cloth with Silk Embroidery and Printed Back 1936 - 37
- Tan Heavyweight Cloth with Silk Embroidery and Plain Back 1937 - 38
- Tan Lightweight Cloth with Silk Embroidery and Plain Back 1938 - 39
- Tan Lightweight Cloth with Cotton Continuous Loop Embroidery and Plain Back 1939 - 42
- Tan Lightweight Cloth with Cotton Lockstitch Embroidery and Plain Back 1939 - 42
- Blue Background 1942 - 46
- Wartime 1942 - 46
- Khaki Narrow Crimped 1946 - 59
- Green Twill Gauze Back 1960 - 68
- Fully Embroidered Merrowed Edge 1960 - 72
- Unprinted Plastic Back 1972 - 01
- Printed Plastic Back 2002 - Current
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Merit Badge Paper
- Merit Badge Applications
- Merit Badge Cards
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Merit Badge Pamphlets
- Type 1 White Cover - Rectangle Drawing On Cover
- Type 2 White Cover 5-375" x 8" Title at Top
- Type 3A Tan Cover - 200 Fifth Avenue
- Type 3B Tan Cover - 2 line address New York City
- Type 3C Tan Cover - 2 line address New York N.Y.
- Type 3D Tan Cover - 1 line address New York N.Y.
- Type 4 Standing Scout Cover
- Type 5A War Cover
- Type 5B Red and White
- Type 6 Photo-Red Cover
- Type 7 Full Photo Cover or Bulls-eye Cover
- Type 8 Full Photo - Green Stripe Cover
- Type 9 Full Photo - Red Stripe Cover
- Type 10A Blue Stripe - Logo above bottom blue stripe - FDL centered
- Type 10B - Blue Stripe in bottom of photo area. FDL to left of text
- Special Covers
- Boy Craft Helps
- Merit Badge Counselor's Guides
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Youth Position
- Junior Assistant Scoutmaster
- Senior Patrol Leader
- Assistant Senior Patrol Leader
- Patrol Leader
- Assistant Patrol Leader
- Troop Guide
- Scribe
- Quartermaster
- Instructor
- Chaplain Aide
- Den Chief
- Librarian
- Musician
- Webmaster
- Bugler
- Troop Historian
- Troop Representative
- Unit Representative
- Leadership Corps
- Honor Guard
- Leave No Trace Trainer
- Outdoor Ethics Guide
- Patrol Medallions
Fig. 1: Readin-H2-Front
- Embroidery: Cotton thread
- Border: Merrowed
Fig. 2: Readin-H2-Reverse
- Back: Clear plastic with waffle pattern
Item Name: Reading 1972 - 1975
Item ID: Readin-H2
Collector Rating: 1
Pamphlets Used to Earn this Badge
Requirements June 1972 until January 1975
1. Have read 12 books during the past year. Not more than 3 of these can be from school assignments. The 12 books shall be from at least three of the following classifications: fiction, adventure, Scouting, biography, poetry, the arts, or books on hobbies. Present a list of books read and who wrote them.
2. Tell where in your town or county you may borrow, rent or buy books. Show a library card or tell how you got the books read in No. 1.
3. Tell how you became interested in your favorite hobby. Tell how reading helped to make your hobby worthwhile. Make a list of books, pamphlets, and magazines for someone just starting this hobby.
4. List the books you own.
5. Report on newspapers or news magazines you read.
6. Subscribe to or read regularly a magazine for the preceding 6 months. Report other magazines read.
7. Find and deliver books and magazines to some shut-in or sick person or help someone find books on his hobby or give service to your school or public library or do some similar service.
Note: Books and magazines must be approved by counselor.
Requirements January 1975 until August 1982
1. Select a topic you have wanted to know more about. With your counselor's guidance, select and read a group of six books, magazines, or other related reference material about this topic. Discuss with your counselor the material you have read.
2. Select a subject (not the topic used in requirement 1) that you enjoy a lot. Read six books on the subject. Discuss with your counselor the material you have read.
3. Select and read six novels in addition to the books read to meet requirements 1 and 2. Explain the following to your counselor:
(a) Why you chose each book in terms of your interests
(b) Something about each book in relation to yourself
(c) The things you liked and did not like about the way the main characters behaved
4. Do ONE of the following:
(a) Deliver books and/or magazines to a sick or shut-in person, a hospital, or a nursing home.
b) Give 4 hours of service to your school or public library.