Cool Welded Copper Hand-Shaped Folk Art Flask/Sculpture curved sides Along the bottom edge is

Along the bottom edge is are two neat tears running from the U in Massachusetts and the O in Boston to the bottom of the sheet

and the perfect things to have on hand as we enter a new year

which I'd guess date to the 1920s or 30s

An elegant form with perfect patina

made to be beautiful

Cool Welded Copper Hand-Shaped Folk Art Flask/Sculpture curved sides Along the bottom edge isI have no idea the backstory to this old handmade copper hand, but I think it's pretty cool. It's a vessel, I'd guess made with the idea of serving as a flask of sorts literally to hold four fingers of whiskey! At some point or maybe from the beginning a hook was threaded through the stopper (which screws in tight), that facilitates getting the plug in an out and would make it easy to hang on the wall. The hook will also screw out to give it a flat