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Vintage Shannon Funeral Home Advertising Steel Wall Thermometer - A mid-to-late 20th-century advertising wall thermometer for Shannon Funeral Home. The piece is constructed from die-cut pressed steel with a cream-colored painted finish and features a central glass thermometer tube. The top section displays a black printed illustration of a Victorian-style house above a banner that reads A HOME FOR FUNERALS ••• FOUNDED 1865. The business name SHANNON FUNERAL HOME is printed in bold capital letters below the illustration. The thermometer face includes dual scales in Fahrenheit (left, F) and Celsius (right, C). The Fahrenheit scale ranges from 120 to -60, and the Celsius scale ranges from 50 to -50. Fine print at the bottom of the scale reads Made USA. A small number 48 is printed under the 40 mark on the Celsius scale. The lower section of the sign features the text Over 100 Years Of Service above the telephone number Phone 633-1266. The reverse side consists of the untreated, concave back of the stamped steel panel.Width: 4.5 inchesHeight: 14.5 inches.