Bell System Vintage Aluminum Goggles Case scale but I have just learned

but I have just learned it is a mid- to late-19th century water jug from San Luis Potosi

with its painterly big black and green spots topped with drippy orange blobs here and there

such that I would likely just find a good place to display it--and turn it around occasionally to get a different view

what a character

or placed under the pillow

Bell System Vintage Aluminum Goggles Case scale but I have just learnedThis vintage aluminum Bell System Goggles case, c. 1940s 50s, is terrific looking and super cool. It once would have held a pair of safety goggles, I imagine used by technicians working for the telephone company. The case reminds me of a bit of a submarine, somehow calling Jules Verne to mind, and also of a blimp, and it's got a great, satisfying snap closure that adds to the feeling that this is an indestructible thing! Perfect for carrying swimming