Old Leather Make Do Fly Swatter with Wooden Handle and Wonderful Patina atoni carving with a little bit of

with a little bit of staining around the perimeter edge of the glass where it meets the wood

which is much of what makes them good

just a useful

1980s I would think

8 3/8 x 5 5/8 in (21

Old Leather Make Do Fly Swatter with Wooden Handle and Wonderful Patina atoni carving with a little bit ofA very beautiful thing, purchased from one of my favorite dealers in New Hampshire, who has been a source of many treasures this is a homemade fly swatter, with gorgeous leather swat, and perhaps even more gorgeous (and gorgeously worn) carved wood handle. The leather was slotted between a slit carved into the handle, then secured with a couple of iron nails, which look to have been supplemented by a couple more at some point. Perfect patina all over,