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Cobbs Creek Whisky Metal Thermometer - A vertical lithographed metal advertising thermometer for Cobbs Creek Blended Whisky. The piece features a red, cream, and blue color palette. The upper section displays a detailed illustration of a textured glass whiskey bottle with a label reading ”Cobbs Creek Blended Whisky” and ”BLENDED AND BOTTLED BY CONTINENTAL DISTILLING CORP. Philadelphia, Pa.” with a copyright notice for the same corporation. The center is designed as a ”Drink-O-Meter, ” providing a guide to select a drink according to the temperature. Eight cocktail recipes with accompanying illustrations are listed alongside the Fahrenheit scale: Mint Julep (120 to 110 degrees), Bell Ringer (100 degrees), Horse's Neck (90 degrees), Mint Smash (80 to 70 degrees), Highball (60 to 50 degrees), Whisky and Soda (40 to 30 degrees), Manhattan (20 to 0 degrees), and Old-Fashioned (10 to 40 degrees below zero). The bottom of the sign features the large ”Cobbs Creek” logo in stylized cream lettering, followed by ”BLENDED WHISKY” and ”75% GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS.” The thermometer scale ranges from -40 to +120 degrees Fahrenheit. The reverse is finished in a uniform black paint. A small numeral ”7” is printed at the bottom right of the thermometer scale.