Beautiful Old Outside Seam Leather Softball New York drawing The tabs on reverse extend

The tabs on reverse extend about 1" deep

vessel is 1 5/8" in diameter

with a bit of exposed wood at the tip of one ear

The carving itself I think is terrific

giving it a modernist crispness in certain contexts and and a great earthiness in others

Beautiful Old Outside Seam Leather Softball New York drawing The tabs on reverse extendI'm no connoisseur of antique sporting equipment, but once in a while an old mitt, or football, or here, softball, will strike me as especially beautiful, and as a very nice thing to live with. I believe this one, with outside seams, dates to the first quarter of the 20th c. or so. I really love the color and surface wear aging to the soft, thick leather skin, and must say that it feels really great to toss around. Approx 3 1 2" in diameter and very