Mid-Century Cocomalt Can Turned Make Do Magnifier smiling figure Opens easily and closes tight

Opens easily and closes tight and flush

this very fine Northwest Coast Salish tightly coiled lidded basket dates I believe from the late 19th or early 20th century

I like it on the horizontal

All of the stitches are holding tight and the backing is in great shape too

Mid-Century Cocomalt Can Turned Make Do Magnifier smiling figure Opens easily and closes tightI love this thing. Cocomalt was a powdered drink additive, like Ovaltine, that was marketed as a healthy and also delicious way to add nutrients to milk. Someone, probably in the 1950s or so, turned this Cocomalt can into a magnifying glass Works great, and it's a very fun one to use with considerable heft, hard to lose track of! Perfect for the desk and seems quite indestructible. Heavy glass at either end. 4 3 8" t x 3 9 16" d, weighs just a little