Excellent Antique Make Do Ladle with Hall & Elton Spoon Handle folk art hanger ) This is an early

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or Unicorn of the Sea

Soiled and darned to death but not at all delicate and holding together most incredibly

I believe this one was made by the Weston Toy Company in Weston

as if levitating on his own

Excellent Antique Make Do Ladle with Hall & Elton Spoon Handle folk art hanger ) This is an earlyA beautifully concise antique example of "make do," this is a mid 19th century Hall & Elton spoon handle that was wed (riveted) long ago to a large, shallow round bowl (looks to me like the piece was cut from a tin can then soldered to "tin" it) to make a ladle. Excellent. And useful still, though I'd be inclined to rest it on a couple of nails on the wall. Hall & Elton of Geneva, NY (distinct from Hall Elton Co of Wallingford, CT) operated just from