C. 1930s-40s Leather Mark Cross England Soccer Ball kikuyu tribe decided to make tiny detailed

decided to make tiny detailed drawings of places and happenings in and around Rockland

Solid brass (I believe brass rather than bronze)

I believe this was made to hold gun powder--like a powder horn

Plate itself is in very good condition

and it is open on the underside

C. 1930s-40s Leather Mark Cross England Soccer Ball kikuyu tribe decided to make tiny detailedNot exactly my usual sort of find, but when I spotted this old leather soccer ball in a case at an antique mall a few days ago, it just struck me as quite a beautiful thing, and I've since found that these old leather soccer balls (or, made in England, really footballs) are pretty precious things. I believe this one, sewn together of 18 leather panels, dates to the 1930s or 40s, and though it was a bit deflated when I found it, I've since pumped it up