1960’s Vintage Woolrich Boy Scouts of America Official Leader Order of the Arrow Red Wool Button-Down Shirt Jac (Shirt Jacket) with WWW Indian Chief Patch
Made in the USA
-collared, button-down front, double chest flap 2-button pockets, long sleeves w/ button hem, vintage Native American Chief Headdress patch on center back
Men’s Unisex Size: X-Large
Color: Red
Material: 100% Virgin Wool - Heavyweight
Bust: 23” flat
Length: 28”
Shoulders: 18”
Sleeve: 25”
WWW Indian Chief Patch:
Awesome Vintage Condition w/ little signs of wear. Interior brand/size tag has been cut out.
A LITTLE HISTORY ON THE JAC-SHIRT:
The jac-shirt began with Dr. E. K. Fretwell, the Chief Scout Executive in Philmont's early days. In 1949, he and the Boy Scouts of American (BSA) partnered with Woolrich to develop several jackets. The first jackets were green wool, designed primarily for the professional cadre to wear. It was called the "Scout Executive's Jacket" for several years. Fearing complaints from the people behind The Masters' golf tournament, and because the BSA was moving toward a new "color scheme" to identify itself through, the BSA asked Woolrich to develop a unique jacket for it's Scouts and Scouters attending Philmont Scout Ranch and Explorer Base in the mid-1950s. The red jac-shirt (not quite a jacket, more than a shirt!) was developed, fielded, and everyone loved it from day one.
The older versions -- and you can tell by feel -- are 100 percent wool. The new ones (developed in the late 70’s) are a wool/polyester blend.
HISTORY OF THE BOY SCOUTS ORDER OF THE ARROW
The Order of the Arrow (OA), previously known as Wimachtendienk Wingolauchsik Witahemui(WWW) is the honor society of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA),[4] composed of Scouts and Scouters who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives as elected by their peers. Started as a Camp Fraternity by E. Urner Goodman, with the assistance of Carroll A. Edson, in 1915, its goal was to reinforce the Scout Oath and the Scout Law.
It has foundations influenced by Freemasonry and uses imagery commonly associated with American Indian cultures for its self-invented ceremonies.
