Women, purses, Nicoll bros and the future of Scottish sporrans

[JSFMACLJR]

It can be quite a challenge to find nice, top quaity sporrans nowadays. The Fergusson Britt sporrans are extremely nice ( although I do not as yet have one ). If you are willing to pay top dollar, you can have an evening sporran made. I had one made for me by Caledonian Crafts a couple of years ago:



I am delighted with this sporran!

At one time Cuillinn Craft ( http://cuillinn.com/highland.html ) made very beautiful day sporrans. I am not sure if they still do. Here are a couple of pictures of their sporrans:




As you have shown, House of Labhran from time to time has absolutely beautiful sporrans. It would be nice if a craftsman could make these again.

Kind regards,
Sandford MacLean

[Twa_Corbies]

Those are all very nice indeed. I am impressed with Fergusson Britt's sporrans - particularly when he makes them using metal cantles as I have seen pictured elsewhere here on another thread. I recently acquired a well-made but rather plain old-style brass cantle sporran that has an actual working catch closure, which I bought on ebay. Unfortunately it is so narrow I can't get my hand in it, and though well-made, I have considered asking Mr. Britt if he could fit it with a new (roomier) bag. I think it would make a nice traditional day wear sporran if given a few tassels.