Mail Pouch Porcelain Thermometer
38.5 x 8 inches. An American advertising tube thermometer featuring promotional graphics for Mail Pouch chewing tobacco. The instrument is constructed from a heavy-gauge, convex-profile metal plate with a white and blue porcelain enamel finish. The upper section contains a circular logo with a blue field and white border, featuring the text CHEW MAIL POUCH TOBACCO in yellow and blue lettering, framed by concentric red and white bands. The lower half of the sign depicts a graphic of a Mail Pouch tobacco package alongside the slogan Treat Yourself to the Best. A red horizontal banner in the center reads SEALED IN FLAVOR FACTORY FRESH. The temperature scale is printed in white against a blue background, ranging from -50 to 130 degrees Fahrenheit. The central glass thermometer tube is filled with red spirit and is secured to the metal plate with four screws. Below the 40-degree mark on the right side of the scale, the instrument is marked with the printed text MADE IN U. S. A. The reverse of the sign is finished in white enamel and features a vertical wooden mounting block that provides support for the glass tube. The tobacco pouch illustration includes a facsimile signature that reads Bloch Bros.
[ translate ]38.5 x 8 inches. An American advertising tube thermometer featuring promotional graphics for Mail Pouch chewing tobacco. The instrument is constructed from a heavy-gauge, convex-profile metal plate with a white and blue porcelain enamel finish. The upper section contains a circular logo with a blue field and white border, featuring the text CHEW MAIL POUCH TOBACCO in yellow and blue lettering, framed by concentric red and white bands. The lower half of the sign depicts a graphic of a Mail Pouch tobacco package alongside the slogan Treat Yourself to the Best. A red horizontal banner in the center reads SEALED IN FLAVOR FACTORY FRESH. The temperature scale is printed in white against a blue background, ranging from -50 to 130 degrees Fahrenheit. The central glass thermometer tube is filled with red spirit and is secured to the metal plate with four screws. Below the 40-degree mark on the right side of the scale, the instrument is marked with the printed text MADE IN U. S. A. The reverse of the sign is finished in white enamel and features a vertical wooden mounting block that provides support for the glass tube. The tobacco pouch illustration includes a facsimile signature that reads Bloch Bros.
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