Old Pouch Friday: Deerskin Pouch with Leather Oak Leaf Appliqoe

Hershel House

Hershel wearing a Ken Scott pouch
at one of the past Arms Maker's Workshops at Conner Prairie.

Again, this year, as for many years in the past, I will be teaching at the ARTS & ARMS MAKING WORKSHOP at Conner Prairie.

This is a great opportunity to learn how I make a hunting pouch. By the end of this 2 1/2 day class, you should be able to walk out with a finished Hunting Pouch using my instruction. During the class, My teaching will include pattern development, applying the pattern to the leather, cutting the leather, sewing AND... How I antique a pouch and make it look old.

22nd Annual Arts & Arms Making Workshop 

October 8-14, 2011

OTHER FANTASTIC CLASSES (5 Day, 2 1/2 Day and Weekend)
ARE ALSO BEING HELD! 

CHECK OUT THE CONNER PRAIRIE WEBSITE
FOR INFORMATION ON ALL OF THEM. 

http://www.connerprairie.org/Learn-And-Do/Programs/Arts-And-Arms-5-day.aspx

The class size is limited and RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED.

Call Conner Prairie at 317.776.6006 or 800.966.1836 or email info@connerprairie.org 

for more information about other demonstrations, classes and reservations.

Reserve your seat today!

Braintan Deer and Quill Work Pouch

Fowler Pouch

PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN GAME BAGS

Linen Pouch with Beavertail Flap

The bag is made up of coarse linen, bark tan and vegetable tanned leather. The lower part of the flap is a beaver tail. The flap is fringed. The bag measures 7 inches wide by 12 inches deep. There is a small pouch for balls sewn inside the bag. An antique horn is attached to the bag straps. A carved measure is also attached to the straps. It is all hand sewn.

Old Pouch Friday: Ticking Pouch with Deerskin Flap

Old Pouch Friday: Fowler Pouch with Shot Snake

Old Pouch Friday: Small Day Bag

Old Pouch Friday: Bear Flap Pouch

Bear Flapped Pouch

In addition to the bear hair flap, this pouch features and original horn and a strap that is made out of an old blue and off white military belt with gold wire strands woven thru it. CIrca, 1820.

Old Pouch Friday:Horse Hair Flap Pouch

Happy Birthday, General!

The General

Ink, Watercolor and Pencil

on an antiqued book cover.

Old Pouch Frinday: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Pouch

This pouch was copied off an original, Circa 1815-1835. It is small approximately 8" x 6".

Cloth Pouch

This pouch is made from an old grain bag. It is typical of the cloth pouches that would have been used in the southern part of the Untied States. It has a metal button closure and several worn spots on the face of the pouch.  There is a simple plain horn attached to the strap.

Old pouch Friday: Classic Pouch

This pouch has incised lines on the vegetable tanned flap. the body of the pouch is flesh side out, giving a contrasting feel and appearance to the flap. the fringed welt adds a nice touch to the edge of the pouch as well as to the apron  over the top of the pouch. Brass buckle adjustment on the strap. Circa 1820-1935

Old Pouch Friday:Fur Trade pouch

This double pouch is typical of one that would have been used by a Rocky Mountain Trapper during the fur trade era. Circa 1815-1835. This pouch is made of deerskin, has short fringe as the bottom welt. Also features a leather cross applique attached with brass tacks. Front of pouch is patched with leather. A small bag ax is sheathed on the back.

Poker Etched Pouch

This pouch has a fraktur floral and heart design burnt into the flap. In Colonial America, this was often called "Poker Etching". A hot poker direct from the fire would be used to burn the design into wood or leather.

 

Old Pouch Friday: Inside of Pouch

This photo shows the inside of one of the my pouches. It allows you to see the removable pocket inside. A removable pocket is just an envelope of leather made to just slide inside the bellows of the pouch. This pocket would allow the owner of the pouch, if he had two rifles of different caliber or a rifle gun and a smooth bore, to change pockets for different gear. An ingenious invention that I saw on an old original pouch. The two smaller pockets on each side of the inner back of the pouch are used for tools or flints.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Old Pouch Friday: Beavertail Pouch

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This pouch features an actual beaver tail, split open and tanned to make a flap, the flap is decorated with brass harness sports. It represents a pouch that was made during the "Golden Age", 1800 to 1840. Years that produced some of the finest examples of the pouch makers trade. This pouch is Circa 1815 - 1835.   This pouch would have been used in the Rocky mountains by a beaver man, a trapper, who would have brought his beaver pelts to trade for supplies at the Rendezvous.

My Personal Pouch

I've owned several pouches over the years that I personally used. This pouch is the one that I carried the longest. As usually I eventually let someone talk me out of it. Presently I do not have a personal pouch.
It was made of fustian ( a fabric made with a cotton welt and a linen warp.) It  had a deerskin flap. The size of the pouch is approx. 7" x 11". It has a woven strap and a button closure.  It has a nice patina and a linen patch on the lower left corner.

Old Pouch Friday: Rev War Pouch

This pouch is the transition from the Revolutionary War cartridge box to the hunting pouch that was carried for so many years after. This is a nice transitional pouch that fills in the evolutionary gap in the history of the American hunting pouch.

Old pouch Friday: Masonic Pouch

Here is an 1820-1840's Masonic Pouch. The square and compass are featured on the flap. The inset square is a blue velvet material and the compass is leather and brass. THe flap is kept cloed with a small leather loop and an original tin button.

Folk Art Pouch With Paneled Front

Here is a nice Folk Art pouch with a paneled front. the front of the bellows has four panels in it as well as the short fringe welting. A really nice Pennsylvania Dutch tulip graces the flap. Aged to perfection.

Old Pouch Friday: KIdney Shaped Pouch/Horse Hair

This kidney shaped pouch is made of cowhide and has horse hide with hair on at the top of the frnt flap as well as on the decorative florets on the face of the flap. The game rings attached to the thin straps at the side of the pouch allow easy carry of small game. 
Circa 1820-1835.

Old Pouch Friday: Heart Pouch

Early 1800's pouch. Made of deerskin. Approximate size 8" x 10".

Old Pouch Friday:Tapestry Pouch

I made this Tapestry pouch to represent a pouch that would have been used in the early 1800's in Virginia and the Carolinas. Scott Sibley made the horn. Nice set. Size approx 8" x 10".

Old Pouch Friday: One piece pouch

This pouch is made from one piece of leather cut, 

folded and sewn together to make a pouch.

Southern Pouch

Missouri Pouch

Angel Game Bag

Old Pouch Friday: Deer Skin Pouch

Old Pouch Friday: Simple Leather Pouch

Article on Conner Prairie Pouch Making Workshop

Yours truly discussing the nomenclature
of an American Hunting Pouch.


Larry Pletcher, Publisher of Black Powder Magazine
recently visited the Arms Makers Workshop at Conner Prairie,
A special thanks to Larry for promoting Black Powder the way he does.

Check out this article on my class. Just click on the link below.
http://www.blackpowdermag.com/featured-articles/blackpowder-artist-of-note-ken-scott.php

More old pouches. Doc, these are for you!

Deer Hair on Flap Pouch

Hex Sign Flap Pouch

Heart Shaped pouch

 Heart Shaped Pouch Opened

Showing removable pocket