VINTAGE GEORGE LAWRENCE "SUPREME" SPLIT WILLOW CREELE

Beautiful vintage George Lawrence Split Willow fishing creel. The Lawrence company was one of the premier Oregon creel makers in the City of Portland from 1923 to 1954! They used saddle leather , tooled, embossed, and split willow baskets some colored very effectively to provide additional water protection. This model was known as their "Supreme" series and is stamped with a "15" denoting its model size. This creel comes from the late '40"s. The company logo and size stamping can be seen on the back side. This creel measures approximately 15" across the bottom, 8" deep (front to back), and 11' high at the back side. Great brown/gold finish patina! This creel was not found with a harness, which was an after market purchase anyway due to the large degree of waist size variations. Bottom line this is a very collectable creel for home, cabin, or lodge! Please click on its image to see additional pictures!