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Found a few additions to the room this summer,my fav. being the 1929 Thermometer,yes it's in French,but I've not come across another,and it's near mint!!Too bad it was'nt English! The sign beside was from E-bay,cleaned up real nice,and also added the Mexican therm. to round out the wall.Only 500 or so different kinds of thermometers left to go!! Gotta keep lookin'!!
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Love the button ringed by bottle signs, very cool pickerknows. I'm getting some good ideas looking at your set up. Thanks for posting. Now all I need is the pool table, foosball table, table hockey... and oh yea, just A COUPLE MORE nice vintage Coke signs!
Thanks for the kind words tommy1002 & Daddy_Nobucks.
That thermometer is one I have't seen before, very nice piece!
Thanks Signaholic,I had not seen another either,but Petretti's has,pg.232, 12th edition @$ 400.The English is $600!
Thanks for the love officialfuel!
Yep, that's what I just noticed as well.
Thank-you Trey!