19th Century French Tole Painted Bait (Leurre) Box wilson walkie The rows of them are

The rows of them are about 4" long

with many years of swatting left in it

I just think it is a pretty great object

in the powder room

I love how the line of her nose extends all the way down from her eyes (which seem to see into my soul

19th Century French Tole Painted Bait (Leurre) Box wilson walkie The rows of them areI love the form of a old tin bait box, with straps on the curved side for wearing on a belt, but I'd never come across an antique French one like this, stencil painted in excellent red and silver, with "Leurre" (lure) arching above a charmer of a fish. With punched holes in the form of a cross on the flip up lid. 6" l x 3" d (measured on the square) x 2" t. Plenty worn and dinged, with paint loss especially to the edges of top, where it was clearly