C. 1930s-40s Leather Mark Cross England Soccer Ball puzzle cube with a couple of pin

with a couple of pin holes on the back that show he was once strung for hanging

but I think her enduring lace-trimmed pale pink shorts suit her pretty well--and also handily conceal a tear at her crotch

most notably for the face

Really terrific

but I'd keep them in the kitchen to use for straining various liquids and who knows what else

C. 1930s-40s Leather Mark Cross England Soccer Ball puzzle cube with a couple of pinNot exactly my usual sort of find, but when I spotted this old leather soccer ball in a case at an antique mall a few days ago, it just struck me as quite a beautiful thing, and I've since found that these old leather soccer balls (or, made in England, really footballs) are pretty precious things. I believe this one, sewn together of 18 leather panels, dates to the 1930s or 40s, and though it was a bit deflated when I found it, I've since pumped it up