Thermometer
- Title:
- H. A. Whitton, Concord, New Hampshire
- Object Name:
- Thermometer
- Object ID:
- 2007.067
- Creator:
- Heier, Henry C. (1904-1986) -- Illustrator
- Date:
- 1946-1952
- Description:
- Advertising thermometer, H. A. Whitton, Concord, NH, 1950s. Cardboard backing, vertical rectangle, with small glass thermometer, 2.5" high, attached at upper left. Thermometer is filled with red liquid. Front of card printed in color with image of woman riding a horse; printed signature, "HEIER", lower right. Text: "FEEL LIKE A MILLION / Nature's Remedy / TRY THIS ALL VEGETABLE LAXATIVE / H. A. Whitton / 77A South Street / Concord, New Hampshire / TUMS FOR THE TUMMY / FOR ACID INDIGESTION". Reverse of card has advertisement for Tums and information about the artist, Henry C. Heier, who was born in St. Louis and attended Washington University.
- Material:
- Paper
Glass - Dimensions:
- H-6.5 W-3.4 inches
- Provenance:
- From collection of papers found in house at 12 Allison Street, Concord, NH, in 2007. Thermometer transferred from NHHS library to museum, 05/26/2017.
Harry A. Whitton was a pharmacist. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Fellowship Housing
- Subjects:
- Thermometers, Advertisements, Advertising, Advertising cards, Horses, Horseback riding
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