Striking Old Cut Metal Calf Weaner tin spice box so was pretty excited to

so was pretty excited to find this one the other day

almost just a shadow

including a ginkgo leaf near center

which I especially love for those very carefully cut tiny spikes all around the perimeter

circa 1960s

Striking Old Cut Metal Calf Weaner tin spice box so was pretty excited toThis I do believe is the most striking and graphically satisfying calf weaner I've ever seen and there are some pretty excellent looking examples out there. Rather like bee boxes, calf weaners reflect a wide variety of solutions to a common problem: preventing calves from nursing while allowing them to graze, drink, and interact with their mothers. This one seems to me an especially elegant example, bearing a kinship with everything from medieval