Lot 23:
Vintage Copenhagen Chew Metal Advertising Thermometer
Description
A mid-century American advertising thermometer for Copenhagen chewing tobacco, constructed from pressed tin with a cream-colored enamel finish and a black painted border. The rectangular sign features a recessed central panel housing a glass thermometer tube. The left side is decorated with vertical black lettering that reads Chew Copenhagen SUMMER WINTER SPRING AND FALL It is a pleasure! quoted in a stylized script. A numeric temperature scale in Fahrenheit is printed along the glass tube, ranging from -30 to 120 degrees. The thermometer is marked MADE IN U.S.A. on the upper right edge and bears a small numerical code 631 on the lower right edge. The reverse side shows the pressed metal form with two metal brackets securing the glass tube. Two pre-drilled holes are located at the center of the top and bottom edges for mounting.
Length: 12 inches
Width: 3 7/8 inches.
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