Name/Title
Advertising Thermometer from the Camisa Brothers Roofing Co., c. 1950Entry/Object ID
2007.4.1Description
ACC. NO. 07.4.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: BUSINESSES
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1940's-1950'S
OBJECT: THERMOMETER
DESCRIPTION: A THERMOMETER ENCLOSED BY A PRINT DEPICTING TREES AND MOUNTAINS. THE THERMOMETER IS PROTECTED BY CURVED CLEAR GLASS. THE GLASS HAS A REVERSE DECAL IN BLACK DEPICTING A COVERED WAGON AND A MOUNTED COWBOY. PRINTED SCENE ALSO INCLUDES A PRINTED ADVERTISEMENT.
SIZE: L 8" X W 6"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: AN ADVERTISING THERMOMETER PRESENTED BY THE CAMISA BROTHERS ROOFING COMPANY; TELEPHONE LAKEHURST 2-7266 AND LA 3-1878. THE BUSINESS WAS LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF CLEMENT AND BROADWAY, ALAMEDA FOR MANY YEARS.
DONOR: MR. JOE DUREIN
CATALOGED: JANUARY 13, 2007Interpretative Labels
Label
1/22/2021 MvL: current sign:
WALL THERMOMETER
PREMIUMS
Given by Alameda
businesses
to their customers
