Ballantine "Handy Way to Order" Bottle Opener, Stamped Chicago c. 1930s wooden kachina doll which was a manufacturer of

which was a manufacturer of swords

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4 5/8" tall x 3 1/4" wide x 2" deep

The colors in images are fairly close to accurate but photos don't really do the print justice

structurally very sturdy and sound

Ballantine "Handy Way to Order" Bottle Opener, Stamped Chicago c. 1930s wooden kachina doll which was a manufacturer ofI 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