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About Vintage and Antique Thermometers

Advertising thermometers were a popular item between the 1920s and 1960s, and were distributed by a great number of brands. Common antique and vintage thermometers include the round ones resembling a clock face, with a hand pointing to the temperature, and the vertical rectangular or cigar-shaped thermometers with a mercury meter in the middle.

Some advertising thermometers, such as those made by soda companies, often took the shape of a bottle. Common advertising thermometer brands include Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, Mail Pouch Tobacco, Hills Bros. Coffee, John Deere, Pabst, Sunbeam Bread, Nesbitt's, Exide Batteries, Royal Crown Cola, and Hire's Root Beer.


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1915 Carter's Porcelain Sign Advertising Thermometer$449.00 Ends Monday 11 bids 61 watchers
Red Crown Thermometer 6 Ft Porcelain Sign Gas Pump$350.00 Ends Friday 5 bids 42 watchers
Antique Porcelain Graphic Wards Bread Thermometer Sign$343.50 Ends in 20 hours 14 bids 64 watchers
Early Sohio Advertising Thermometer Gas Oil Sign Can$228.50 Ends Monday 5 bids 54 watchers
Porcelain 1930's "chew" Mail Pouch Tobacco Thermometer $227.50 Ends Sunday 6 bids 19 watchers
Briggs And Stratton Scale Thermometer$214.90 Ends in 11 hours 12 bids 48 watchers
Canadian General Motors Advertising Thermometer Sign$200.01 Ends Wednesday 2 bids 20 watchers
Antique Coca Cola Sign With Thermometer 1939-1940$180.58 Ends Wednesday 2 bids 44 watchers
Humidor With Integrated Digital Thermometer Hygrometer$170.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 2 watchers
Drink Coca Cola Dobble Bottle Thermometer Dated 1941old$159.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 11 watchers
Excellent 1905 Wood Coca-cola Coke 5 Ct Thermometer$158.50 Ends Thursday 5 bids 22 watchers
1950's Coca Cola Button Thermometer Super Clean$153.50 Ends Tuesday 11 bids 56 watchers
1940 Coca Cola Tin Thermometer Girl Silhouette$140.50 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 31 watchers
Old Porcelain Prestone Anti-freeze 36" Thermometer-nice$131.15 Ends Tuesday 9 bids 23 watchers
12" Round Dr Pepper Glass Metal Thermometer$129.50 Ends in 19 hours 11 bids 35 watchers
Old Dr. Pepper 10 - 2 - 4 Thermometer$127.50 Ends in 20 hours 13 bids 36 watchers
Rare Sour Puss Soda Pop Thermometer Advertising Acl Ex!$127.50 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 10 watchers
Coca-cola Thermometer 50's $125.04 Ends Monday 16 bids 25 watchers
Prestone Anti Freeze Porcelain Thermometer Sign Oil Can$122.51 Ends in 22 hours 14 bids 93 watchers
Soda Pop Cola Ad Signs Dr. Pepper Tin Sign Thermometer$114.50 Ends Thursday 9 bids 50 watchers
Nice~ 1961 Vintage Squirt Soda Boy Tin Thermometer Sign$112.50 Ends in 19 hours 17 bids 70 watchers
Porcelain Calumet Baking Powder Thermometer Sign Tin$103.79 Ends in 18 hours 8 bids 27 watchers
1960's Planters Peanut Mr. Peanut Wall Thermometer Look$102.50 Ends Thursday 6 bids 20 watchers
1941 "drink Coca-cola" Tin Sign/thermometer$102.50 Ends Monday 2 bids 10 watchers
Prestone Porcelain Sign Thermometer Vintage Advertising$102.00 Ends Thursday 8 bids 14 watchers
1940 Vintage Pepsi Thermometer - Double Dot - Rare Buy it Now$100.00 Ends in 18 hours 7 bids 24 watchers
Vtg 1950 Plumbing Pittstown Nj Advertising Thermometer$99.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 8 watchers
1941 Robertson Silver Tin Coca Cola Thermometer$99.99 Ends Friday 1 bid 23 watchers
Nice Double Cola Thermometer 50s$96.00 Ends Monday 12 bids 22 watchers
Rare Vita Milk Bread Advertising Thermometer$95.00 Ends Monday 6 bids 26 watchers
Old Coca Cola Brass Bottle Thermometer Soda Coke Sign$92.75 Ends Monday 6 bids 15 watchers
Old Tin Royal Crown Cola Advertising Thermometer Sign$87.60 Ends in 17 hours 15 bids 44 watchers
Barq"s Rootbeer Thermometer Sign Very Rare Look!!!!!!!$85.99 Ends Monday 4 bids 16 watchers
1915 Kirks Jap-rose Soap Old Porcelain Thermometer Sign$82.00 Ends in 19 hours 6 bids 43 watchers
Vintage Penn Reel Tackel Thermometer Sign Philadelphia$78.00 Ends Tuesday 10 bids 27 watchers
Vintage Dr Pepper "pepper Upper" Thermometer Sign,$76.77 Ends Friday 11 bids 24 watchers
Old Tecumseh Engines "pam-style" Thermometer....nos$75.00 Ends in 16 hours 6 bids 20 watchers
Old Porcelain Prestone Thermometer 36 Inch Works $67.33 Ends in 7 hours 10 bids 42 watchers
Old Nr Mint Faygo Strawberry Soda Tin Thermometer Sign$65.62 Ends in 19 hours 14 bids 40 watchers
Vintage Royal Crown Cola Thermometer Sign$62.00 Ends in 13 hours 4 bids 32 watchers
Vintage Winchester Shotgun Shell Tin Thermometer Sign$62.00 Ends Sunday 8 bids 21 watchers
Vintage Royal Crown Cola Store Thermometer$61.01 Ends in 17 hours 6 bids 13 watchers
1950's Vintage Master Heater Pin-up Girl Thermometer$61.00 Ends in 19 hours 12 bids 45 watchers
Fatima Tobacco Porcelain Ad Thermometer 248-n$61.00 Ends in 19 hours 4 bids 18 watchers
Vintage Metal Coke Sign Thermometer-original $56.55 Ends in 17 hours 4 bids 6 watchers
Nice~ 1950's Vintage Double Cola Tin Thermometer Sign$54.00 Ends in 19 hours 7 bids 32 watchers
Vintage 1950`s Pepsi Cola Thermometer / Embossed Cap$53.00 Ends Tuesday 12 bids 29 watchers
Vintage 1960 Mason's Root Beer Rare Thermometer Sign Nr$52.99 Ends Saturday 5 bids 23 watchers
Vintage Anri Carved Wood Weather Thermometer Plaque$52.00 Ends in 16 hours 4 bids 13 watchers
Willard Battery 50's 12 Inch Glass Pam Thermometer$50.99 Ends Tuesday 5 bids 19 watchers
1950s John Deere Vitrea Fertilzer Thermometer...mib!$50.75 Ends in 16 hours 5 bids 12 watchers
Bireley's Soda Large Tin Thermometer Sign 458-n$50.00 Ends Sunday 8 bids 11 watchers
Vintage Die-cut Coca Cola Bottle Thermometer $49.99 Ends Friday 1 bid 5 watchers
1950s Gutheinz Hot Dogs, Scranton Pa, Thermometer, Ex!$49.99 Ends Monday 1 bid 13 watchers
1940s Porcelain 39" Mail Pouch Thermometer Sign$49.00 Ends Thursday 3 bids 14 watchers
1950's Vintage Orange Crush Soda Sign Thermometer$46.00 Ends Tuesday 14 bids 43 watchers
Thermometer Bubble Up Has Pa-zazz! Vintage Soda Sign!$46.00 Ends Monday 8 bids 23 watchers
Vintage Atlas Wiper Blades Advertising Thermometer Auto$45.90 Ends Wednesday 9 bids 22 watchers
Quench Soda Pop Thermometer Vintage In Box$45.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 11 watchers

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