Help date this Cooper Co. Advertising thermometer.

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  1. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    At least i think it is advertising?
    Found this little guy at my local thrift this morning and had to have it.
    He stands about 5 3/4" tall, The metal thermometer has glass lens.
    At first i thought it was wood, But maybe resin, Hard and heavy.
    Mikey

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    916Bulldogs123, Jul 31, 2020
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  2. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    The Conn. abbreviation indicates it's pre-1963 when the state abbreviation changed to Ct.

    Debora
     
    Debora, Jul 31, 2020
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  3. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Here's another version. A sea captain.

    Debora

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  4. i need help

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    i need help, Jul 31, 2020
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  5. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    Thanks all, So not worth a lot and maybe 1930's?
     
    916Bulldogs123, Jul 31, 2020
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  6. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Cooper is still manufacturing oven thermometers and what's printed on there doesn't look like advertising to me. Cute though! I would have bought it too!
     
    Bakersgma, Jul 31, 2020
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  7. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    The character is an old souse and clock face Art Deco. So I'd think 1930s or 1940s right.

    Debora
     
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  8. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    It's not resin.
    It's pressed sawdust or wood fibers. 1930s
     
    clutteredcloset49, Jul 31, 2020
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  9. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    Wood fiber sounds good. I listed it and already has a bid. Only an hour
     
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  10. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    See the red nose? The figure on your thermometer really is a "souse" or a habitual drunkard. 1930s slang. W.C. Fields often played one. In fact, in The Bank Dick his character was named Sousé. As an inside joke.

    Debora

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  11. antidiem

    antidiem Well-Known Member

    sniped 5 min ago by Debora! It looks like Fields to me too! ;)
     
    antidiem, Jul 31, 2020
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