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Does it look like this?
Posted on: 2011/8/31 15:14
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Posted on: 2011/8/31 15:25
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Yes, old photo, as there are now cabinets all along that wall and the thermometer is now on the opposite wall.
Posted on: 2011/8/31 15:38
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The thermometer is not worth too much. It was made in the late 70s. I used to buy them at K Mart for about $10.00. One year every Packard vendor at Hershey was selling them. They have now weathered and aged and folks think they are original.
Posted on: 2011/8/31 16:00
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The can of carb dip looks familiar... I have the same one.
For the thermometer, if it's the one with a blue background and white edging (slightly different from Kev's), there is is this one on Ebay: cgi.ebay.com/PACKARD-THERMOMETER-_W0QQcm ... 68359400QQptZLHQ5fDefaultDomainQ5f0 My dad has one in perfect shape because our last name is Packard, but it's on his wall, not mine.
Posted on: 2011/8/31 22:51
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Hey that's what it looks like. It even looks like it's in about the same kind of condition.
Thanks for the info.
Posted on: 2011/9/1 5:32
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Hi Kev
Ken P posted a link to one for sale on ebay. The one listed on ebay is just like the one I have. I believe it was made in the 40's.
Posted on: 2011/9/1 5:35
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I have the same style of thermometer as the one shown in Ken P's eBay link, but in much better shape. Given to me by a friend of the family about 25 years ago, it was beginning to show a little rust by the time I got it, but cleaned up nicely and has been a permanent indoor resident ever since - not for sale.
No way is that piece of scrap on eBay worth the opening bid. I agree with packards1 that this paricular style of thermometer was made in more recent years - NOT from the Packard era - and not worth very much. I also have the same style as the one shown in BigKev's pic - another contemporary piece of nostalgia, purchased brand-new on eBay back in 2001 for $27 USD. It, too, is an indoor decoration. A friend purchased the same thermometer at the same time, hung it up outside, and - except for the white background - all the paint has completely faded/washed away over the years. Packard thermometers are often misrepresented on eBay and other venues - the practice appears to be worse than ever these days. I don't recall ever seeing a thermometer in a catalog of Packard dealer signage.
Posted on: 2011/9/1 8:53
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BH and Packards1 are correct. I also bought a thermometer just like the one in the eBay auction for $10.00 at K-Mart either late 1983 or early 1984.
Posted on: 2011/9/1 20:52
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