Gorgeous Large Antique French Minnow (Bait) Bucket with Wire Latch Lid and Best Original Paint eagle and rabbit with a small hanger nailed

with a small hanger nailed to the back

Emily Ackerley's 1870 sketchbook has seen better days--what remains is the cover and 11 pages of drawings

to the way Cornelius has written his name and numbers 1-4 on the inside flap

1820s-30s I believe

and I think it works pretty well

Gorgeous Large Antique French Minnow (Bait) Bucket with Wire Latch Lid and Best Original Paint eagle and rabbit with a small hanger nailedThis is a beautiful thing, whether or not one has ever cast a fishing line in one's life. It is a large antique bait bucket minnow pail in original green (beautifully worn and aged) paint, French I believe, early 1900s. With a very lyrical, perfectly working wire clasp mechanism locking the lid, as detailed that loop of wire raises as a handle for locking unlocking it, then lies flat once closed. Great form, nice bail handle, perfect patina, just