Cherryland Annex Cafe, Sturgeon Bay Promotional Thermometer

Name/Title

Cherryland Annex Cafe, Sturgeon Bay Promotional Thermometer

Entry/Object ID

2020.15.1

Description

Framed thermometer / forested lakeside scene. The front side shows a lakeside scene (2 2/4" X 5 1/2") and is enclosed by a matting; to the right of the scene there is a 1/2" X 2" cutout in the matting for the thermometer, which has a gold-colored backing, black printed scale and a red alcohol thermometer tube. The back of the covering glass is printed with a picture of a log cabin, a black silhouette of a forest with camper and the promotional message, which reads: "Cherryland Annex Cafe, 'Where Sturgeon Bay Eats', Phone 409 - 254 N. 3rd Ave., Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin". The back side contains a 1" X 2 1/2" 12 page tear-off calendar for 1954. All 12 pages (months) of the calandar are intact.

Cataloged By

Bill Rice

Acquisition

Accession

2020.15

Source or Donor

Sally Schopf

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1950 - 1959

Notes

Date: 1953 or 1954

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Thermometer

Nomenclature Class

Thermal T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Search Terms

advertising merchandise (see "promotional material"), promotional material, thermometers, promotional material, calendars, businesses in: Sturgeon Bay, restaurant/bar, Cherryland Annex Cafe

Other Name

Calendar

Dimensions

Height

4-1/8 in

Width

8-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Frame dimensions

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Schopf, Sally

Create Date

September 18, 2020

Update Date

August 7, 2026