Excellent Antique Make Do Ladle with Hall & Elton Spoon Handle folk art hanger almost as if remnants of

almost as if remnants of a curtain or veil--

or Unicorn of the Sea

The basket measures 9" tall

and would also fit right in hanging among the Christmas stockings

Soiled and darned to death but not at all delicate and holding together most incredibly

Excellent Antique Make Do Ladle with Hall & Elton Spoon Handle folk art hanger almost as if remnants ofA beautifully concise antique example of "make do," this is a mid 19th century Hall & Elton spoon handle that was wed (riveted) long ago to a large, shallow round bowl (looks to me like the piece was cut from a tin can then soldered to "tin" it) to make a ladle. Excellent. And useful still, though I'd be inclined to rest it on a couple of nails on the wall. Hall & Elton of Geneva, NY (distinct from Hall Elton Co of Wallingford, CT) operated just from