Bidspirit auction | Prestone Anti-Freeze Metal Therm


Prestone Anti-Freeze Metal Therm - A mid-century advertising thermometer featuring the Prestone brand. The item is constructed from embossed metal with a painted finish. The graphic layout is divided into three primary sections. The top header features a dark blue shield-shaped field with the name PRESTONE printed in white sans-serif block letters, followed by the word BRAND in a smaller font, and ANTI-FREEZE in matching white block letters at the base of the shield. The central section contains a vertical thermometer scale measuring from -60 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit. The left side of the scale is marked in 20-degree increments from 50 to 110, with a specific red horizontal line at the 32-degree mark labeled WATER. The right side is marked from 60 down to 120, with a red line at approximately 30 degrees labeled FREEZES. The base of the thermometer features a red oval panel with white text reading with Exclusive in script, MAGNETIC FILM in bold block letters, and ...PREVENTS RUST in sans-serif block letters. The thermometer retains its original glass tube filled with red spirit liquid. The reverse side of the metal sign features a vertical wooden stabilizing bar secured with two screws.