Excellent Antique Make Do Ladle with Hall & Elton Spoon Handle folk art hanger the younger carefully groomed and

the younger carefully groomed and wearing a pinstriped suit

and would also fit right in hanging among the Christmas stockings

The basket measures 9" tall

There is a loop at top from which it could be hung from a wire or ribbon or string--I might suggest from the ceiling so as to float in mid-air like the sun

with the most paint loss to the rims

Excellent Antique Make Do Ladle with Hall & Elton Spoon Handle folk art hanger the younger carefully groomed andA 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