Mad Hatter sporran

[OC Richard]

I saw this vintage child-size sporran on Ebay for over $700 and I thought what on earth?!

Vintage child's sporrans generally sell for little money, unless the buyer thinks they're getting an adult sporran. (Yes it's very common for vintage child's sporrans to be sold as adult sporrans, even "Boar War Officer's" sporrans (sic).

https://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Mad-Hat...ndition=4%7C10

But when I compared the sporran they're selling to the still from the film Alice In Wonderland it begins to make sense, because the vintage child's sporran appears an exact match to the prop used in the film.



It's not like that's a rare style, I've seen dozens of them not sell on Ebay over the years, or sell for a few dollars, or sell for a hundred dollars to a buyer who thinks they're getting an adult sporran they can wear, or a bit of "Boar War" militaria.

But in the "cosplay" world and film prop world there are people willing to pay large sums for "screen accurate" props.

BTW I think the tartan is Hunting Fraser.