April 16, 2024
Antique Baby Shoe Thermometer Made Of Syroco Wood. Souvenir. Very Old.
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"Syrocco" or, more commonly, "Syroco," is the term applied to a moldedmaterial resembling carved wood that was invented and firstimplemented by a company called the "Syracuse Ornamental Company."Here is a concise explanation of the derivation of the term from awebsite offering a "Syrocco" product.:"This is an unmarked figurine of a Man Playing an Accordion which wasmade from the Syroco molding process that Adolph Hostein, owner of theSyracuse Ornamental Company, developed in the 1890s. The material is acombination of a wood compound and casting fluids that were thenpoured into molds. The finished casting appears to be hand carved. TheSyracuse Ornamental Company became Syroco, Inc., in the 1930s. By the1940?s, other companies such as Multi Products were producing Syroccoproducts. The Syracuse Ornamental Company produced many products forthe home including ashtrays, decorative architectural moldings andvery sought after cork screws."Amazing piece. And what makes it even better is that the thermometer works perfectly. And here is the topping on the cake. There's a sticker on the bottom from the historic society in New York the date is May of 1985 and in exclamation marks is the word old. So if it was old then it's even older now . And that sticker on the bottom makes this a one-of-a-kind piece .Everything indicated in photographs. Thanks
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