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The Bronze Buffalo*

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The Bronze Buffalo*
The Bronze Buffalo*
The Bronze Buffalo*
The Bronze Buffalo*
The Bronze Buffalo*
The Bronze Buffalo*
The Bronze Buffalo*
The Bronze Buffalo*
The Bronze Buffalo*
The Bronze Buffalo*
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The Silver Buffalo award is the Boy Scouts of America’s (BSAs) highest award for distinguished service, in the same way as the Silver Wolf is presented in the UK. The first Silver Buffalo was presented to the Scouts Founder, Robert Baden-Powell, in 1926. He was also presented with this statue which commemorates the actions of the 'unknown scout' who helped publisher William R. Boyce, of Chicago when he became lost in London. Impressed with the Scouts’ good turn Boyce found out more about the Movement and introduced it to the USA. A formal presentation was made by the USA Ambassador on 4 July 1926 with Baden-Powell and HRH the Prince of Wales (in his role as Chief Scout of Wales) receiving the gift.

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Title

The Bronze Buffalo*

Date

c.1926

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 29 x W 44 x D 19 cm;
Plinth: H 130 x W 50 x D 25 cm (E)

Accession number

2018-04-04-01

Work type

Sculpture

Inscription description

plaque on plinth: PRESENTED BY THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA / TO THE UNKNOWN SCOUT WHOSE FAITHFULNESS IN / THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS DAILY GOOD TURN TO / WILLIAM D. BOYCE IN 1909 BROUGHT THE BOY / SCOUT MOVEMENT TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Scout Information Centre, Gilwell Park, Chingford, London, Greater London E4 7QW England

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