Apple Shaped Flyswatter with Mended Mesh structure What a weirdo

What a weirdo

This is a really sweet old wirework little plant stand or rack

The mask has been repaired on the inside with what looks like a mix of a few different types of tape

There are certainly some other Oaxacan folk art alebrije owls out there

Arthur Tilo Alt (1931-2019)--a scholar and professor of German in Yiddish language and literature in the Judaic studies program at Duke University--which came from his estate in Younsgsville

Apple Shaped Flyswatter with Mended Mesh structure What a weirdoIt's the mended patch that really sold me on this flyswatter, carefully done and with the mesh square patch set an angle, making a great pattern as the two different grids overlay. The swatter itself is a pretty fun one too, shaped like an apple, outlined in red, and with a green wooden handle looped with wire twisted onto a heart at the end. I might guess 1950s or so but am not completely sure. 24 inches long and, patch included, in very good