one with a Kentucky whiskey barrel and snake, reading on verso John Barleycorn / Died in U.S. / July 1 - 1919 . and around the base His Spirit Rests In Private Stock / John's death made Bootlegs shine / Many liked him. None like him. / Booze, once the nightly Monarch, The cause of grief and crime, Now friends and foe alike, Go mourning you by Moonshine.
the other a Milwaukee beer barrel with poem reading For all the joy we found / In John Barleycorn's death / We sample now our Moonshine / And whisper our regret.
Height of each 7 1/2 inches.

Featured in a 2005 Antiques Roadshow episode from Bismark, North Dakota.