on the way to my shop l stopped at a yard sale and found this vintage painted over cola thermometer for $5. lets see if we can clean it up.
one mans junk is another mans treasure…
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3M headlight restoring kit would work wonders on that. What a score for $5
Wow! Just wow!!!!!!!
vintage 1954 Donasco Cola royal crown therometer. phillips screw were original
1889 the first Phillies head screw
over painting the cola thermometer with such a bland colour makes the mind boggle.
In the early 1930s, the Phillips head screw was invented by Oregon businessman Henry Phillips
Nice bike collection!!
Wonder if you tried scraping the paint line with a hard plastic scraper or spatula?
The cosshead screw was invented in 1933 by J.P. Thompson. Phillips Screw Co bought the patent, tweaked it a bit and made it available to consumers in 1936.
What blockhead would paint that, and gray of all colors
If you look under the right front edge, you should see a date for this beauty. Like DONASCO the month then year after it.
In the early 1930s, the Phillips head screw was invented by Oregon businessman Henry Phillips (1889–1958). Automobile manufacturers now used car assembly lines. They needed screws that could take greater torque and could provide tighter fastenings.