Red Mouse (or Bat?), Fabulous Old Folk Art Ice Fishing Lure red bird but what a couple of

but what a couple of beautifully rendered

was a relic that preserved the visage of Jesus after St

and I'd think was lovingly crafted by a parent or grandparent to house doll clothes or dishes or who knows what all

as I can find no earlier reference to it

with an old wire still looped through the hole at top center for hanging (or easily removed

Red Mouse (or Bat?), Fabulous Old Folk Art Ice Fishing Lure red bird but what a couple ofJust about my favorite old ice fishing decoy I've ever seen, and much better in hand, with quite an amazing patina in every regard; this one has lived quite a life. Meant to represent a mouse I presume, with a long twisted wire tail, but with those tin wings it could very well be taken for a flying red bat! With red painted tin ears too, and nails for eyes, with one old nail in front of one ear and two in front of the other (my favorite detail). Iron