Dark Green Vintage Metal Mesh Live Bait Cage Box Arthur Armour charger with deep holes for eyes

with deep holes for eyes and a wonderful pointy little beak

which contains mercury—making one very careful handling it

snout and mouth

I am not entirely sure if it is one of a kind  or if there were a number of these produced

I think it still looks pretty great

Dark Green Vintage Metal Mesh Live Bait Cage Box Arthur Armour charger with deep holes for eyesI 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