Thermometer
- Title:
- Wilder's Cat Thermometers, Peterboro, N.H.
- Object Name:
- Thermometer
- Object ID:
- 1987.014.01
- Creator:
- Wilder, Charles (1836-1900) -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- Peterborough, NH
- Date:
- 1860
- Description:
- Thermometer by Charles Wilder, Peterborough, NH. Glass tube attached to metal plate, mounted on cardboard (4" x 5"), with photograph under glass. Covered with brown simulated leather. Circular photograph of two kittens, 2.25" diameter, mounted on front, under glass. Thermometer bulb broken off. Metal plate marked: "C. WILDER / PETERBORO / N.H." Support on back for standing on a desk or table. Support has printed paper label that reads: "WILDER'S / Cat Thermometers, / Peterboro, New Hampshire. / EST. 1860." with description and guarantee.
- Material:
- Glass
Metal
Plastic
Cardboard
Paper - Dimensions:
- H-4 W-5 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of John F. Page
- People:
- Wilder, Charles (1836-1900)
- Subjects:
- Thermometers, Advertising, Cats
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