Lot 288

Trio Vtg Western New York Advertising Thermometers

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Trio Vtg Western New York Advertising Thermometers

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by Atlee Raber Auctioneer
June 17, 2026 6:00 PM EDT
Live Auction
17020 Dover Road
Dundee, OH, US 44624

A collection of three mid-20th-century advertising thermometers featuring regional business promotions and scenic illustrations. The first item is a vertical thermometer for N. L. Smith Lumber Co. located at 802 Main St., Dunkirk, New York. It features a color print of a coastal lighthouse and sailboats on a rocky shore, housed in a textured dark brown frame with a faux-wood grain. The second item is a salesman's sample thermometer, used to demonstrate printing services. It features a rustic watermill scene and carries the text Your Advertisement Neatly Printed In This Space along with Sample No. 357 and Print No. 19. This piece is held in a brown frame with a geometric border and features a cardboard backing with an integrated fold-out stand marked Patent Pending. The third item is a horizontal thermometer for Freddie's Liquor Store located at 970 Sycamore, Buffalo 12, New York. This piece features two pin-up girl illustrations in the glamour style, with the illustration on the right bearing the signature Coles. The use of the Buffalo 12 postal zone and the TA. 1605 telephone exchange indicates a production date prior to the 1963 implementation of ZIP codes. All three items feature glass thermometer tubes mounted over printed scales.

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