Satisfying and Ever Useful Old Make Do Flat Lid double six 9” x 8 7/8” x

9” x 8 7/8” x 3”

I’m not entirely certain but would guess mid-late 19th century and think likely European

I have learned it dates to sometime between 1910-17 or so

there are clean splits visible on either side of the end that fits into the cap

Terry rendered this scene on what one imagines was a chilly January evening in 1897--portraying

Satisfying and Ever Useful Old Make Do Flat Lid double six 9” x 8 7/8” xAn old make do lid, found by a picker friend near Albany, NY. Feels a bit like a Viking shield, good for self protecting and warding off the world! And with flat, smooth surface, it makes a useful pot lid indeed. I'm not totally sure what the handle was salvaged from, but it is tin I believe, seems likely from an antique tin camp cup or measure or similar. 11 1 4" d one way, 10 1 4" the opposite, 1 3 8" t at handle. Uneven edges as evident, all to the