Barn-Shaped Old Handmade Wood and Wire Birdcage good luck owl 4 1/2" corner to center

4 1/2" corner to center of opposite side

and I believe dates from the 1930s

Signed by a Linda Hyda and dating to the 1930s-1940s

and wooden dowels for legs--was made in 1935 by Mid-Land Novelty Co

and caramel brown

Barn-Shaped Old Handmade Wood and Wire Birdcage good luck owl 4 1/2" corner to centerThis wonderful old barn shaped wood and wire bird cage was clearly made with a lot of love and care, and it is wonderfully wonky, with no right angles to be found! To me it's like a three dimensional drawing, a beautiful interplay of lines in space. My favorite thing about it, though, may be its tension mounted door, which takes a strong pull to open, then closes with a very satisfying thwack! Definitely this could still be used to house a little