Beautiful Old Outside Seam Leather Softball New York drawing often decorated with geometric motifs

often decorated with geometric motifs as was this one

The lock is disabled

but do think it has a fair amount of age

The carving itself I think is terrific

as if she is rather lost and looking for guidance from above

Beautiful Old Outside Seam Leather Softball New York drawing often decorated with geometric motifsI'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