Barn-Shaped Old Handmade Wood and Wire Birdcage good luck owl though it is so distinctive

though it is so distinctive and beautifully decorated I think I'd be more inclined to treat it as a design object than to drink out of it--I  might put it to use as a small planter

a form of mercury sulfide

I think its just terrific

and I believe dates from the 1930s

Barn-Shaped Old Handmade Wood and Wire Birdcage good luck owl though it is so distinctiveThis wonderful old barn shaped wood and wire bird cage was clearly made with a lot of love and care, and it is wonderfully wonky, with no right angles to be found! To me it's like a three dimensional drawing, a beautiful interplay of lines in space. My favorite thing about it, though, may be its tension mounted door, which takes a strong pull to open, then closes with a very satisfying thwack! Definitely this could still be used to house a little