The Wise Old Owl

This large jar 21 inches tall and 10 inches in dia. is in the shape of a figural owl. I got it at a yard sale no known history of the item, the seller said it might of once held pop corn? Being so large this jar must have been some kind of store advertiser but for what, any body know? In fact any body know any thing about this great looking jar? On the bottom it reads THE WISE OLD OWL. The screw lid has 4 small holes thur it , looks like something might have been attached to it.