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Vintage Kiddie Korner Bensenville Illinois Advertising Thermometer with Margaret Cornett Poem - A mid-20th-century American advertising thermometer featuring a color lithograph of a young child in a white tank top. The display is housed in a gold-tone metal frame with a glass front and a cardboard backing. To the right of the central image is a functional glass spirit-filled thermometer tube mounted on a gold-colored scale with markings from 20 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit. The 32-degree point is specifically labeled FREEZ-ING. The base of the scale is printed MADE IN U.S.A. The lower left section features a poem titled OF SUCH ARE MEN, followed by the text: HIS PLAY IS ROUGH / HE THINKS HE'S TOUGH / BUT THERE'S ONE SECRET / WHICH WE SHARE / ASLEEP HE HUGS / HIS TEDDY BEAR. Below the poem is the printed name Margaret Cornett. A rectangular gold-colored box in the lower right contains the business advertisement for Kiddie Korner. It includes the slogan ”We Major In Minors”, the location Center & Main, and the telephone number Ph. Bensenville 405. The display includes stylized gold-colored graphic accents of a child on a swing in the upper left and a child sleeping with a teddy bear above the business address. The reverse side features a tan cardboard backing with integrated, unused punch-out sections for an easel stand and a wall hanger. Width: 6.5 inches Height: 9 inches.