Folk Art Miners Bird Cage Less the Canary NeatWhen I saw this sweet miners bird cage boasting folk art flavor my heart skipped a beat and I hope yours will too. This piece of history once housed a delightful canary that helped alert miners of dangerous gas that entered the coal mines while they were working. Canaries were more susceptible to gas such as carbon monoxide and were checked often by the miners. If the canary suddenly stopped moving this would act as a warning sign for the miners to