Old Iron Oil Can Pitcher with Great Form and Coiled Spout sailboat on lake painting This hand thrown small plate/dish

This hand thrown small plate/dish was created by Mary and Edwin Scheier

I found one other Lucky Strikes box to which a copper cover had been added--not nearly as fine as this one

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to its attached wooden snout detailed with red nose holes and mouth

Old Iron Oil Can Pitcher with Great Form and Coiled Spout sailboat on lake painting This hand thrown small plate/dishI don't typically care a lot about old oil cans, but this one struck me as both unusual and excellent looking (and also rather phallic, making it a perfect companion to the XXX bulb kit I just listed!) It appears a handmade (make do?) creation, with weld marks around the spout and handle where it joins the vessel. Clean lines and a great utilitarian directness, and the surface a rather beautiful combination of rust and black. I would treat it as a