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    1896 Sporran refresh

    Ferguson & MacBean, Inverness 1896. Just got this beauty back from the silversmith where it had been in to have the catch tightened. They just don't make them like this any more. Looking forward to an opportunity to wear it.

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    A beautiful bit of kit, Peter.
    Rev'd Father Bill White: Mostly retired Parish Priest & former Elementary Headmaster. Lover of God, dogs, most people, joy, tradition, humour & clarity. Legion Padre, theologian, teacher, philosopher, linguist, encourager of hearts & souls & a firm believer in dignity, decency, & duty. A proud Canadian Sinclair.

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    If you ever want to sell...I have the jacket to wear with it. What a wonderful piece.

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    About that sporran ...

    Wow! That is amazing!

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    Wow.........!

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    That sporran is amazing and beautiful, but speaking purely as an artist if I were to see a current maker put a cantle of that shape over leather tooling of that shape I would say that the overall design showed a lack of integration.

    I would expect an old maker to use tooling that followed the negative space within the borders of the cantle, or use a cantle the negative space of which followed the tooling of the leather.

    Are you sure that that cantle and that leather originally went together?
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