Brownie Girl Scout Hankies

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Every proper young lady carried a hankie! Brownie Girl Scouts had a wide variety of designs through the years.

1945

1947

(Image Barbara Slaton) 1947

1957-1958 Brownie Story

1957-58, Alice in Wonderland with Brownie Logo

1957-58, Heidi with Brownie Elf logo

1952

1949

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1949

White Cotton with embroidery 1957-1962

1963 - Cotton

Version 3

1958 -1961, yellow Version

1958-1961 Pink Version

Annelies and Carol's research has found that these two designs both came on yellow and pink fabric, something not listed in the catalogs.

image Annelies Squeri

1970, offered several years

1964

image Annelies Squeri

Box Lid

1963 "Brownie Doll" Sold in a set of 2

1977

1978

This is a detailed list of Brownie Hankies compiled by Annelies Squeri and Carol Nestrick, and shown here with their permission.

BROWNIE HANKIES

FROM 1937 TO 1972

Date	Catalog #	Design	Fabric	Cost
1937 1939 1937 1937	8-911a 8-911b 8-911 8-911	1a: Tan hanky-Brownies sitting in circle 1b: later in 1939-replaced w/Tan hanky, but Brownie feeding pet 2: Yellow hanky-Brownie & Tea Party 3: Grn hanky-Brownie with dog following	Set of 3. 9 inch	All 3/.25
1940	8-904	1.Tan, w/Brownie and balloons 2.Yellow, Brownie looking in birdcage 3. Green, w/ Brownie skating	Sheer lawn, 12”	All 3/.25
1942	8-913	White, w/red “Brownie” w/elf Red & Brown. 9 ½ inches	9 ½ inch Cotton	.10
1944	8-914	White background. Brownie bringing food to calf. Not sure if there is another hankie like this but with a brown border like below. Do you know?	White Lawn	.15
1947	8-908	White, brown border, Brownie w/song book, small puppy, house in background	9 inch	.15
1947	8-909	White, brown border w/ 2 girls washing clothes and hanging on line	9 inch
1947	8-910	White, brown border w/Brownie Feeding Ducks	9 inch	.15
1947	8-911	White, brown border w/Brownie Reading from book, dog	9 inch	.15
1949	8-923	Red border, white background, red middle, Brownie logo in corners	9 inch	.15
1949	8-924	Yellow border, white background, yellow middle, Brownie logo in corners	9 inch	.15
1949	8-925	Royal blue, white background, blue middle, Brownie logo in corners	9 inch	.15
1949	8-926	Lime Green border, white center, green middle, Brownie logo in corners	9 inch	.15

1951	8-928	White hanky, embroidered large red trefoil w/brown elf. Blue & yellow flowers	White lawn 10 ¼ X 10 ½	.25
1952	8-931	Teal border, teal and red plaid, Brownie w/braids in corner “Brownie” in brown.	9 inch	.20
1952	8-932	Red border red, brown, yellow polka dots, Brownie in corner “Brownie” in brown	9 inch	.20
1952	8-933	Yellow border, brown, red and yellow strips, Brownie in corner w/ “Brownie” in brown	9 inch	.20
1954	8-935	Yellow border, “Mary” Girl looking at reflection in pond.		.25
1954	8-936	Aqua border w/girl and goats in red and yellow - dancing “Heidi”	9 inch	.25
1954	8-937	Red border, “Alice” Girl w/mad hatter, rabbit etc.	9 inch	.25
1954	8-938	Plastic gift box with set of 3, previous		.95
1956	8-935 remake of 1954	Yellow border “The Brownie Story” Girl looking into water reflection	9 inch
1956	8-936 remake of 1954	Aqua border, “Heidi the Goat Girl”	9 inch	.25
1956	8-937 remake of 1954	Red border, “Alice in wonderland”	9 inch	.25
1958	8-941 a yellow	Light Yellow hanky, Brownie w/braids in corner “Brownie” in brown	All Combed Cotton Lawn. 8 ¾ inch hemstitched	.20
1958	8-941 a pink	Light Pink hanky, Brownie w/braids in corner “Brownie” in brown	All Combed Cotton Lawn. 8 ¾ inch hemstitched	.20
1958	8-941b pink	Pink hanky, Brownie w/short hair in corner “Brownie” in brown	All Combed Cotton Lawn. 8 ¾ inch hemstitched	.20
1958	8-941b yellow	Pink hanky, Brownie w/short hair in corner “Brownie” in brown	All Combed Cotton Lawn. 8 ¾ inch hemstitched	.20

1960	8-928 remake from 1951	White hanky, embroidered RED trefoil w/elf. Same size (large) trefoil and blue & yellow flowers as above, but much smaller hankie in overall size.	White Combed Cotton 9 x 9	.25
1962	8-928 reassigned number	White background w/much smaller embroidered green trefoil w/brownie elf – FACING RIGHT. 5 yellow and orange flowers under trefoil	Combed Cotton	.25
1962	8-928 ? never shown in a catalog	White hanky w/embroidered green trefoil w/brownie elf – same as above except: FACING LEFT. 5 yellow and orange flowers under trefoil	Combed Cotton	.25
1962	8-943	White with 4 dolls in corners, “Brownie” in blue around sides	All Cotton Lawn. 9 inch	.60 for 2 (boxed)
1964	8-938 repeated number-1954	White with large B in corners Red & Blue, also brown logos on edge	Combed All Cotton Lawn, 9”	.25
1970	8-937 repeated number 1954/1956	White w/ 7 Brownie faces from all races, pink and yellow	All cotton. 8 ¾ inch	.30
1971	8-929a	White, Variegated brown, orange, yellow logo w/flowers all around	Cotton 9 x 9	1971: .30 1974: .39 1975: .45
1976	8-929b	White, Variegated brown, orange, yellow logo w/flowers all around	Cotton/Poly 10 x 10	1976: .55
1976	8-936	White, orange marrow edged hem, 2 Brownies, “I have something in my pocket, etc”	9 ½ inch	.55