I've always loved those old sporrans.

When I got into piping and Highland dress in the mid 1970's the variety was pretty limited, major sporran makers all seeming to make the same stuff.

There's actually a pamphlet of photos of sporrans showing various designs, which lacked any info as to prices or maker, that several different sporran makers used in the 70's and 80's. I have at least one of those around somewhere. Seems like all the big mainstream sporran makers got their cantles from the same source.

Anyhow, the only horsehair sporrans these mainstream sporran makers offered were those two common old designs, the "six inch thistle cast top" and the leather cantle with metal rim.

So I'm blown away by the amazing variety of cantle designs made in the Victorian and Edwardian eras.

Luckily, the variety is returning nowdays and there are small makers doing interesing stuff.