Quote Originally Posted by hylander View Post
Intriguing detail on N0.2 sporran, the center tassel is a single piece of leather which was split where it enters the sporran. Is this functional, does it keep the sporran closed, or is it purely decorative?

Thanks for the pics! Love seeing original oldies.
Certainly nothing to do with the closure mechanism of this type of sporran. Purely decorative I suspect. Cf my sporran in post #36 which is similar.