Quality Sporrans for less money

[OC Richard]

the "Khaki Pigskin" offered by W.E. Scott & Son.

Around WWI when our modern "Day" sporrans became the most common "Day" style, many were made from pigskin.

It's cool to see old catalogues that list the specific animal-skin used.

Here's a 1930s catalogue that offers sporrans in buckskin, pigskin, and leather. ("Leather" and "hide" are often used to refer to cowhide.)



Here another 1930s catalogue, the price-list says

#4. Gent's Leather Sporran, Hogskin, Old Colour.

#6. Gent's Leather Sporran.



In other words #4 is pigskin and #6 is cowhide.

Another 1930s catalogue, numbers 51, 54, 55, and 56 are all stated to be pigskin.



For whatever reason in the post-WWII period most makers stopped using pigskin, but continued offering sporrans with the pigskin look, made of cowhide given a pigskin texture and colour. (I don't actually know if this is true, it's just my impression.)

In this modern catalogue (1990s?) all but one of these sporrans resemble pigskin. (The maker is probably WE Scott Edinburgh or L&M Nova Scotia, who over the years have offered all the traditional Scottish styles)