Name/Title
Advertising Thermometer of Ralph's Complete Market, 1940s-1950sEntry/Object ID
1989.34.1Description
Acc. No. 89.34.1
Subject Category: Businesses, Grocery Stores
Date or Period: C. late 1940's or early 1950's
Object: Thermometer, advertising
Description:
Print (birds) applied to the reverse side of glass that has been silvered to create a mirror Undecorated areas left for advertising & thermometer panels.
Size: L-8 X W-6 inches.
History of Object:
Originally a combination advertising calendar (now missing) and thermometer given as a premium from Ralph's Complete Market, 8th Street & Lincoln Avenue, Alameda.
Acquired from: Josephine C. Humeny
Date: 9-28-1989Interpretative Labels
Label
1/22/2021 MvL: current sign:
WALL THERMOMETER
PREMIUMS
Given by Alameda
businesses
to their customers
