Rare c. 1938-41 Ballantine's Ale Cans - SOLD INDIVIDUALLY handmade wooden blocks both men wear crosses on

both men wear crosses on their labels

splits or other issues

I understand that this particular steel-encased model of standing noisemaker was standard at police and fire stations in the late 19th and early 20th century

And just think of the process of striking and blowing out each and every one of those matches

He's definitely a folk creation

Rare c. 1938-41 Ballantine's Ale Cans - SOLD INDIVIDUALLY handmade wooden blocks both men wear crosses onI grabbed these two at the flea market this weekend, as I have a few Ballantine's Ale cans in the past, largely because in my mind they are forever connected to Jasper John's painted bronze sculpture of them, which makes them too feel rather like art objects to me. I had not realized though that these two particular cans are early and quite rare ones part of a series of cans with different backs, which Ballantine used from 1938 to 1941. The can at