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Lot 9: Guinness Stout Advertising Thermometer

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Start price: £30

Estimated price: £60 - £100

Buyer's Premium: 16%

A circular Guinness Stout advertising thermometer featuring a cream-coloured field with a green outer border. The face displays orange block lettering with black drop-shadows reading GUINNESS STOUT, with the slogan ALWAYS THE RIGHT TEMPERATURE FOR arched at the top and FAMOUS STOUT SINCE 1759 below. The design includes orange scrollwork flourishes and an inset thermometer dial with a red bezel. The dial features a temperature scale from -20 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit with indicators for ZERO, FREEZE, and IDEAL. Printed to the lower margin is BREWED BY ARTHUR GUINNESS SON & CO., INC., LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. G-14 A. The thermometer face is marked MADE IN USA, COOPER CO., PEQUABUCK, CONN. The reverse is finished with a brown textured paperboard backing and a wire hanger.
Diameter 9 inches.


Condition report:

The lithographed face shows oxidation and surface rust pitting, particularly to the letters S and T of the word STOUT (photo 3). There is widespread foxing and speckling across the cream ground (photo 1).