Quality Sporrans for less money

[Tomo]

Ha! I didn't know that was "a thing" in various industries.

Below is a sampling of deceptive Pakistani labelling.

Interesting - can't say I am a fan of most of their stuff, but I though The Sgian Dubh Company was a trading name for Charles Buyers & Co Ltd based in Irvine

[MacKenzie]

Lovely older seal sporran here in the USA, probably WE Scott pre-1953.

It's the older style where the cantle has a backplate and there's a pocket in back.

Opening bid $20

https://www.ebay.com/itm/37654537843...102140.m167418

I opened the bidding on this one. Making a new strap would be no problem and I figured I could "restore" the cantle with some elbow grease.

Of course I was soon outbid. I checked yesterday at 6pm (the final hour) and the bid was at $31. I was getting ready to go to the wire, but I looked over the pics again, zooming in as much as possible. That's when I spotted the bald spot. I can't fix that.

[User]

...I figured I could "restore" the cantle with some elbow grease.
...
That's when I spotted the bald spot. I can't fix that.

The hair is in rough shape. Besides the large bald spot, there are several smaller patches of missing hair. But the cantle is gorgeous, and some people are fond of that style of chain.
I almost bid myself, but I already have a similar cantle, minus the very fine details.
Congratulations to the winner. I hope it cleans up well. It's lovely!

[MacKenzie]

But the cantle is gorgeous, and some people are fond of that style of chain.

Yeah. In retrospect, the cantle and chain are probably worth $31.

[OC Richard]

Think what a cantle like that would cost to have made nowadays, if anyone would do it.

Those probably haven't been in production since the 1950s due to the WE Scott 1953 patent and they and other makers going to the opening-top style.

[OC Richard]

Interesting - can't say I am a fan of most of their stuff, but I though The Sgian Dubh Company was a trading name for Charles Buyers & Co Ltd based in Irvine.

Interesting. Why would they say "established in Scotland" rather than "Scotland" or "Made In Scotland"?

[geomick]

Yeah. In retrospect, the cantle and chain are probably worth $31.

I hope so. Will find out when it arrives.

[OC Richard]

Here's a sporran listed as "Edwardian" but as we see it bears the 1953 Patent stamp.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/20574028157...Bk9SR4D0q66uZg

[Troglodyte]

Here's a sporran listed as "Edwardian" but as we see it bears the 1953 Patent stamp.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/20574028157...Bk9SR4D0q66uZg

Curious, this.

The Edwardian era was only a nine-year stint at the start of last century, to be replaced with yet another Georgian period followed by the Elizabethan era we have only just come out of.

Unless you know exactly what you are selling when it comes to wording the listing, it is much safer to say 'mid-20th century' as that would catch everything from about 1930 to 1970.

I'm pretty sure this seller is aware of what they have, being a near-mint early Scott-patent sporran with its original chain-strap and packaging, and with a relatively high start price - but one well-worth paying in my view. Some lucky buyer is due to win a collector's item, I reckon...

[OC Richard]

The Edwardian era was only a nine-year stint at the start of last century, to be replaced with yet another Georgian period followed by the Elizabethan era we have only just come out of.

Out of another Elizabethan Age into a another Carolingian one!

Then of course there's the truncated Edwardian Era in 1936, but I wouldn't expect anyone to use that term to refer to that year.