Damn the Torpedoes, Ft. Morgan, Civil War Related Folk Art Carving mechanical sculpture with some wrinkling to the

with some wrinkling to the "Popcorn Song"

It seems possible that untying the lace would allow it to come apart some to empty it

I've found a few others online like it

or anyone handy with a needle and thread

13 1/2" long x 4" tall x 1 3/8" deep

Damn the Torpedoes, Ft. Morgan, Civil War Related Folk Art Carving mechanical sculpture with some wrinkling to theA curious one! The origin of the phrase "Damn the Torpedoes" comes from the Battle of Mobile Bay in Alabama, August 5, 1864, during the Civil War, in which a Union fleet commanded by Admiral David Farragut, assisted by a contingent of soldiers, overtook Ft. Morgan, which guarded Mobile Bay, and attacked a smaller Confederate fleet led by Admiral Franklin Buchanan. Farragut's order of "Damn the torpedoes! Four bells. Captain Drayton, go ahead! Jouett,