SOLD Very Unusual Antique Sailor Made Macrame Basket (Ikebana-esque Form) gold birds This bright orange operable Tonka

This bright orange operable Tonka shoveler

which is what I would do with this pretty leather covered one

and hooves

I just love looking at all those letters and flourishes packed onto those few pages

which is grayish brown

SOLD Very Unusual Antique Sailor Made Macrame Basket (Ikebana-esque Form) gold birds This bright orange operable TonkaI'm a big fan of old sailor made baskets in part because I really love the idea of men at sea sitting around doing macrame in their spare time, making gifts to bring home to their sweethearts. (Akin to spruce gum boxes, scrimshaw, etc.) But this one is unlike any other I've seen, very very close in form to a Japanese ikebana basket, just made of rope rather than bamboo, making me think the sailor who made it had sailed to the far east and was