You are mainly seeking 35mm film containers placed at the base
of a metal post or in a guard rail. However there are a few
magnetic key holders. They are only hidden in areas with wide
shoulders and/or ample parking and they tend to shy away from homes
and businesses. As always, be careful as you hunt them, the world
can be a dangerous place.
Fifth Edition /
1949
Both of the Fifth Edition covers were done by artist Don Ross.
The first cover was a painting of a patrol of Scouts hiking down a
wooded trail, wearing campaign hats and red neckerchiefs. This
painting is flat and lacks the detail and depth of other Handbook
covers.
In 1948, the BSA lowered its entry age from 12 to 11 and changed
the advancement requirements, necessitating a new Handbook.
The remaining ten printings with the second cover (seen below)
was a painting of two Scouts (red neckerchiefs) and an Explorer,
all in overseas caps, sitting around a campfire with the smoke
forming an Indian behind them. The cover picture was changed
because of the BSA's switch from campaign hats to overseas caps.
Similar changes were made to the cover and inside illustrations of
the Handbook for Scoutmasters. This occurred even though the
campaign hat remained optional. The change may also have been
motivated in part by complaints about the first cover. This
painting was of much better quality than Ross' earlier cover.
While there were over 5,000,000 copies printed of the 2nd cover,
there were only 840,000 copies printed of the 1948 edition.
