Collection Highlights
Minaret Turkish Cigarettes
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.111.AMER.MIN
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Thermometer
Object Number:
2002.1.3672
Date:
1890-1930
Medium:
Wood, glass, metal
Dimensions:
21 x 5 1/2 x 3/4 in.
Description:
An alcohol thermometer mounted on a beige painted wood board with a red border for hanging, printed in black with the Fahrenheit scale and, near the bottom, a picture of a soda carbonation tank and a selzter bottle, surrounded by the words in red "Bennett & Gompper/ Company, Inc./ Soda Water Apparatus/ Carbonators, Siphons, Steel Fountains./ We Offer the Best/ At Lowest Prices/ 241-249 Centre St./ New York, U.S.A.". The reverse has instructions for use and offers a replacement at the cost of $1.00.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
