Pouches (for Hunting & Otherwise)

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A few pouches I have made for other customers are featured here.  I would be

glad to contemplate making another for you.  Or perhaps Your Honour would prefer something different?  In any event, I am able and willing to consider your

project.

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Virginia Fowling Pouch.

 

This is a fine English kip-skin reproduction of a late 18th-Century

gentleman's fowling pouch.  It is much larger than many pouches of the

period, and features two smaller button-closure pockets on the front, a

prodigious main compartment, and an additional pocket on the back for a flat powderhorn, extra tools, &c.

 

All flaps and pockets are carefully lined with period-correct Irish linnen,

and edges are French-bound with English kipskin.  The meticulously-executed details on this piece cannot be fully appreciated in a photo.  The perfect accompaniment for a fine fowling piece.

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Gentleman's Necessary Pouch.

 

I made this pouch for Mssr. Bill Ochester, a Benjamin Franklin

impersonator from Philadelphia.  Mssr. Ochester wanted something to carry

sundry items for his work - hairbrush, documents, &c.  Thus, I drew heavily

on a pair of 18th-Century saddlebags for my inspiration.

 

The pouch is constructed of 4-5 oz. English leather, it featuers a

hand-embroidered silk "signature" on the flap, walnut-dyed flaxen cord

stitching, and brass harness buckles with hand-forged iron tongues.  A

fitting complement for the statesman, whether in debate or afield.

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Catalan-Influenced English Day Pouch.

 

In the 18th-Century, Catalonia was a place distinct in traditions and

culture from Castillian Spain, who ruled the region.  Subtle artistic

details from leatherwork of the region have been incorporated into an

otherwise classic English "day pouch" (so named for its use for a single

morning or afternoon of hunting).

 

It is made of English kipskin, dyed with black walnut gall, and is lined

with a off-white fustian.  It has two small flint pockets on the front, and

is stitched throughout with flax cord.  A fine example of the blending of

regional styles that was exhibited in the New World.

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Beaver-Flap Gent's Shooting Pouch.

 

I cannot say, categorically, whether this is more English or French in

style.  In any event, it is of the smaller size (7" tall by 8" wide by 1.5"

 

deep) characteristic of the mid-18th Century.  Hand-embroidered silk

details, brass harness buckles with forged iron tongues, and French-bound

double edges handsomely finish the English bridle leather body and genuine

beaver fur flap.  Truly a pouch for the "man of quality!"