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.

By Mustie

12 thoughts on “Yard sale vintage 50s cola thermometer find”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Haunting at 213 Virginia St says:

    3M headlight restoring kit would work wonders on that. What a score for $5

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Brian Brown says:

    Wow! Just wow!!!!!!!

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Edward says:

    vintage 1954 Donasco Cola royal crown therometer. phillips screw were original

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Ken Greene says:

    1889 the first Phillies head screw

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jonny Chooch says:

    over painting the cola thermometer with such a bland colour makes the mind boggle.

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars mudbug212 says:

    In the early 1930s, the Phillips head screw was invented by Oregon businessman Henry Phillips

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Thomas Heller says:

    Nice bike collection!!

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Thomas Heller says:

    Wonder if you tried scraping the paint line with a hard plastic scraper or spatula?

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jeremi Gelinas says:

    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.

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Nicholas Lloyd says:

    What blockhead would paint that, and gray of all colors

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars T Webster says:

    If you look under the right front edge, you should see a date for this beauty. Like DONASCO the month then year after it.

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars T Webster says:

    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.

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