Rare c. 1938-41 Ballantine's Ale Cans - SOLD INDIVIDUALLY threaded box signed on the underside of

signed on the underside of the lid "M

with some wear to the wood around the edges at the top of the boot and a smallish white scuff mark on the surface of the wood near the top center on one side

The complete set includes a couple of spaces as well as commas

Mother and daughter (surely

and place him on a slight incline with a little push and he's a great little walker

Rare c. 1938-41 Ballantine's Ale Cans - SOLD INDIVIDUALLY threaded box signed on the underside ofI 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