Especially Lovely Old Folk Art/Sailor Made Knotwork Covered Molded Blown Glass Bottle tin match holder not the date

not the date

With a little research into the style of their veils

This handmade piece is stamped "Peru"

and all easily disassembled if desired to frame

I've learned that Oilzum cans are in fact quite collectible--and no wonder

Especially Lovely Old Folk Art/Sailor Made Knotwork Covered Molded Blown Glass Bottle tin match holder not the dateWhat I find tends to tell the story of where I've been last weekend I was up in Maine, with a handful of nautically related things today, though I wasn't considering that at the time. At least I presume the knot work encasing this old bottle was done by a sailor it feels that way to me, skillfully done and very tight on the bottle, and seeming more akin to an old bottle whimsy or sailor made basket than a wicker covered wine bottle, say. And with the