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- Century of Progress Exposition Souvenir Thermometer Plaque, 1934 - Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to buoy national optimism during the darkest years of the Great Depression. Many fairgoers returned home with mementos, such as this thermometer plaque depicting the Travel Building--one of the exposition's major exhibition buildings.
- 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Century of Progress Exposition Souvenir Thermometer Plaque, 1934
Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to buoy national optimism during the darkest years of the Great Depression. Many fairgoers returned home with mementos, such as this thermometer plaque depicting the Travel Building--one of the exposition's major exhibition buildings.
- Amana Cooking Thermometer, circa 1975 -
- circa 1975
- Collections - Artifact
Amana Cooking Thermometer, circa 1975
- 4-in-1 Mousepad Station, 2002 - Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- 2002
- Collections - Artifact
4-in-1 Mousepad Station, 2002
Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- Portable Apothecary Container, 1900-1936 -
- 1900-1936
- Collections - Artifact
Portable Apothecary Container, 1900-1936
- Century of Progress Souvenir Plaque of Fort Dearborn, 1933 - Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to buoy national optimism during the darkest years of the Great Depression. Many fairgoers returned home with mementos, such as this thermometer plaque depicting the exposition's replica of historic Fort Dearborn.
- 1933
- Collections - Artifact
Century of Progress Souvenir Plaque of Fort Dearborn, 1933
Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to buoy national optimism during the darkest years of the Great Depression. Many fairgoers returned home with mementos, such as this thermometer plaque depicting the exposition's replica of historic Fort Dearborn.
- Century of Progress Souvenir Plaque of Travel and Transport Building, 1934 - Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to buoy national optimism during the darkest years of the Great Depression. Many fairgoers returned home with mementos, such as this thermometer plaque depicting the Travel and Transport Building--one of the exposition's major exhibition buildings.
- 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Century of Progress Souvenir Plaque of Travel and Transport Building, 1934
Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to buoy national optimism during the darkest years of the Great Depression. Many fairgoers returned home with mementos, such as this thermometer plaque depicting the Travel and Transport Building--one of the exposition's major exhibition buildings.
- Standard Thermometer Co. Thermometer, circa 1892 -
- circa 1892
- Collections - Artifact
Standard Thermometer Co. Thermometer, circa 1892
- Thermometer, 1950-1965 - Promotional giveaways can place advertising messages deeper into people's lives than billboards or magazine ads. Some items, like this thermometer from a local American Automobile Association (AAA) representative, became daily reminders about the organization and its services. It also served as a quick reference on who to call when needed.
- 1950-1965
- Collections - Artifact
Thermometer, 1950-1965
Promotional giveaways can place advertising messages deeper into people's lives than billboards or magazine ads. Some items, like this thermometer from a local American Automobile Association (AAA) representative, became daily reminders about the organization and its services. It also served as a quick reference on who to call when needed.
- Souvenir Model of Havoline Tower From Century of Progress Exposition, 1933-1934 - Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to buoy national optimism during the darkest years of the Great Depression. Many fairgoers returned home with mementos, such as this souvenir model of Havoline Motor Oil's fair building -- a twenty-one-story working thermometer.
- 1933-1934
- Collections - Artifact
Souvenir Model of Havoline Tower From Century of Progress Exposition, 1933-1934
Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to buoy national optimism during the darkest years of the Great Depression. Many fairgoers returned home with mementos, such as this souvenir model of Havoline Motor Oil's fair building -- a twenty-one-story working thermometer.