Dark Green Vintage Metal Mesh Live Bait Cage Box black lacquer I've been loving lots of

I've been loving lots of trompe l'oeil tree bark looking things

and knowing that it came from the estate of a very prolific artist makes it easy to imagine that the trusty set of tools inside have lived a very active life

paper cover

The Lantz pottery was founded in 1949 by artists Ernst and Alma Lorenzen

I am pretty certain the silk itself measures 5"x7"

Dark Green Vintage Metal Mesh Live Bait Cage Box black lacquer I've been loving lots ofI don't do much fishing, but I'm constantly struck by the beauty of old fishing gear, from lures to reels to old tackle boxes like this one. If not used for live bait, I might just fill it with paperclips and set it on the desk, or use the loops on the back (made for strapping to a belt) to hang it on the wall in the kitchen or bathroom filled with matches or bandaids or little objects or whatever. The top opens easily and makes for easy grabbing of