SPECTACULER HAND LEATHERED SPLIT WILLOW CREEL BY OREGON CREEL MAKER D. BROCK

Mint is this never used D. Brock leathered tooled split willow creel including a matching custom harness. This Oregon creel maker has made less than 100 creels in his lifetime and is retired from creel making! This is No.25 and is so marked on the rear at the carry handle. I have seen him hand sew and hand punch every hole in his creels. He is one of the few master creel makers alive today. I have personally selected this Clark influenced design from my own personal collection. He hand selects his saddle quality leather that he then applies to these antique and vintage baskets. This basket was cleaned and stained a green which was an option most of the other famous Oregon creel makers did as well. The application of color stains is that they protected the baskets from the elements of water damage. Most earlier makers c.1923 charged $1.00 to $2.00. for staining the split willow before the application of the leather trim. Please click on its image to see additional views!