Dark Green Vintage Metal Mesh Live Bait Cage Box handmade ceramic fish Surely there are a million

Surely there are a million things beyond pounding lead it might be employed to do--or just hang it on the wall

which its owner (a Boston based gallerist) kindly mended

with some paint loss particularly on one side

though I am not entirely certain

The design is typically attributed to Aldo Londi for Bitossi

Dark Green Vintage Metal Mesh Live Bait Cage Box handmade ceramic fish Surely there are a millionI 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