Dark Green Vintage Metal Mesh Live Bait Cage Box handmade ceramic fish but some in the form

but some in the form of figures as well

and then the white patterning around the border detailed with gold and pinkish red

I also imagine that the stopper once extended into a spoon

Move the lever at the far end up and down to get it going

I don't know anything about this history of this tiny carved pig

Dark Green Vintage Metal Mesh Live Bait Cage Box handmade ceramic fish but some in the formI 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