"Old Sporran" on eBay, yikes, 1700s?

[hylander]

So you like to braid . . .

"believed to date back to the 1700's" , thoughts?


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Authentic-Sc...item46006a06b2

[Ryan Ross]

It does look a little bit old, but I'm calling shenanigans of some sort. Never seen something like that, before...

I'll go out on a limb and say it's not a sporran. The form just isn't right.


Puts me in mind of Cthulhu, honestly. :cthulhusmiley:

[Burly Brute]

To me it looks like a 70s nightmare thats been under someones porch for the last 30 years.

[Ryan Ross]

...I'd buy that story.

[Burly Brute]

It does look a little bit old, but I'm calling shenanigans of some sort. Never seen something like that, before...

I'll go out on a limb and say it's not a sporran. The form just isn't right.


Puts me in mind of Cthulhu, honestly. :cthulhusmiley:

Maybe a satchel of sorts?

[hylander]

those were pretty much my thoughts as well, looked definately more 1970's.

But reading the description it sounds plausabel and there are/were undoubtably an unlimited number of one-offs. Considering a sporrans rather simple function it is/was certainly open to artistic variation.

[creagdhubh]

What the?! Give me a break! It looks like a leather octopus.

[Ryan Ross]

Maybe a satchel of sorts?

Sure. Why not? Just a really flamboyant belt pouch of some kind, I suppose.

What the?! Give me a break! It looks like a leather octopus.

Exactly. :cthulhusmiley:

[Burly Brute]

Sure. Why not? Just a really flamboyant belt pouch of some kind, I suppose.



Exactly. :cthulhusmiley:

It would look sick dyed green with a Cthulhu tartan kilt!

[Ryan Ross]

It would look sick dyed green with a Cthulhu tartan kilt!

That, it might.

Seriously though, I'm betting that thing made it's frist public apperance at a black powder rendezvous in 1969. Heh...