Rare c. 1938-41 Ballantine's Ale Cans - SOLD INDIVIDUALLY threaded box Mother and daughter (surely

Mother and daughter (surely

This is the third of three early 20th century Dutch school work samplers I am listing

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

Just a fun rppc

Rare c. 1938-41 Ballantine's Ale Cans - SOLD INDIVIDUALLY threaded box Mother and daughter (surelyI 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