Barn-Shaped Old Handmade Wood and Wire Birdcage good luck owl and wooden dowels for legs--was

and wooden dowels for legs--was made in 1935 by Mid-Land Novelty Co

On the bottom of the backside

a form of mercury sulfide

How nice to throw this lovely pair of antique French Traveler’s clothes brushes into one's suitcase atop a pile of carefully folded clothes when setting off on a long trip

and caramel brown

Barn-Shaped Old Handmade Wood and Wire Birdcage good luck owl and wooden dowels for legs--wasThis 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