Ballantine "Handy Way to Order" Bottle Opener, Stamped Chicago c. 1930s little wooden animals Signed and dated at bottom

Signed and dated at bottom center

My photos (shot through glass and in absence of a good spot for shooting large work) do no justice to this fantastic large hand-drawn map--quite a thing I think

Framed: 8 3/4" x 6 3/4"

with a gorgeous turned long wooden handle and blonde

this fabulous bright red-orange and black hand-painted ceramic flower frog could perfectly well be used to hold a few flowers in place

Ballantine "Handy Way to Order" Bottle Opener, Stamped Chicago c. 1930s little wooden animals Signed and dated at bottomI always keep an eye out for Ballantine cans and related items, which for me are forever wed to Jasper Johns and so feel sort of like art objects themselves. I believe this clever hand shaped bottle opener dates to the 1930s, and I think might have been made specifically to the 1933 Chicago Wold's Fair, where Ballantine had a significant presence. It is a bit hard to see but "Chicago" is impressed on the reverse side at the very bottom. The three