Antique Brass Cantle Sporran Restoration Project

[davidlpope]

Unfortunately the hoops don't line up front and back. When I originally saw the back of the bag I also assumed that the bag had been/could be reversed.

ith:

I suspect the holes in the rear of the bag were for a small drawstring connected to a small pouch on the inside of the back face of the sporran. My otter sporran is constructed this way with the same decorative stamping on the back.

David

[artificer]

I suspect the holes in the rear of the bag were for a small drawstring connected to a small pouch on the inside of the back face of the sporran. My otter sporran is constructed this way with the same decorative stamping on the back.

David

Very interesting, David. If you have a photo of yours I'd be quite interested in seeing it.

On this one the decorative stamping actually helps conceal a very thin line of stitches, which secures a small pocket (through which the holes are also punched).



You can just see the top edge of the pocket in the below shot:


The stitching is coming away and the top edge is curling inward on itself.

ith: