Dark Green Vintage Metal Mesh Live Bait Cage Box Arthur Armour charger which features very faint text

which features very faint text on the underside of the top

with deep holes for eyes and a wonderful pointy little beak

The basket measures 2 1/2" in diameter and 1 7/8" tall

I think it still looks pretty great

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

Dark Green Vintage Metal Mesh Live Bait Cage Box Arthur Armour charger which features very faint textI 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