SOLD Make Do Fly Swatter with Velvet and Corduroy Edging red orange yellow No chips or cracks

No chips or cracks

one would simply place a ball (a marble it seems most likely) in the alley at far right and I believe simply set a ball rolling

" made more as decorative novelties

which appears to have been original to the construction of the piece

SOLD Make Do Fly Swatter with Velvet and Corduroy Edging red orange yellow No chips or cracksA nice old fly swatter of the make do variety, seemingly product of having just enough purple velvet scrap to make it around the top edge of the mesh, and just enough brown corduroy to complete the lower. Then twisted wire ending in a turned wood handle stained red with purplish detail on one side. Very good for swatting still or just hanging on the wall. 17 1 4" l x 3 5 8" w x 5 8" d at handle. Very good condition, 1930s 40s I'd guess.