Old Leather Make Do Fly Swatter with Wooden Handle and Wonderful Patina cast iron match safe I don't know who made

I don't know who made it

6" wide x 3 7/16" d

and this is really a a lovely and lovingly crafted old homemade one

marked with a B

near perfect condition

Old Leather Make Do Fly Swatter with Wooden Handle and Wonderful Patina cast iron match safe I don't know who madeA 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,