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Up-cycled Antique Princo Thermometer and Brass Coolidge B78932 10

Up-cycled Antique Princo Thermometer and Brass Coolidge B78932 10" Propeller

$ 136.75

Availability: 100 in stock

Primary Material: Brass

Condition: Mint Functional Princo Thermometer Flawless Brass Coolidge Propeller B7832 This is one of a curated Ebay gallery called "Sunset Hill Lighthouse" featuring unique maritime antiques and collectibles including furnishings, lighting, decor, paintings and gift ware. Items can be shipped or picked up locally along the Pickering Passage in Washington State.

Maker: Princo

Original/Reproduction: Original

All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

Time Period, War: WWII

Military Branch: US Navy

Country/Region of Origin: USA

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Offered is an upcycled Princo thermometer mounted on a 10" diameter Coolidge brass propeller stamped B7832. Seattle's Coolidge Propeller Co was begun by Leigh Hill Coolidge (1870-1959), a prolific naval architect and pioneer in the design and machining of high speed propellers for racing hydroplanes. One of the most well known vessels he designed is the City Light excursion vessel "Alice Ross", which gave its first tour of the Skagit river hydroelectric project on Diablo Lake in 1935. As of 2018, City Light still offers tours of the Diablo Dam on the Alice Ross IV. Apparently the Coolidge Propeller Company was subsumed in the late 1980's. Princo, manufacturer of the antique thermometer, began producing scientific instruments in 1910 and continues today in Langhorne Pennsylvania. This particular piece is an amalgamation of the products of these two companies and provides a handsome blending of their histories. This upcycled piece would be a fabulous focal point in a curio or shelf space in a waterfront home. Measurements are 10" x 10" x 7". All sales are final; no international sales.