Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2019.1.54 |
Object Name |
Thermometer |
Description |
Thermometer, 7"w x 5"h, metal, glass, brass frame, Front- mirror backing with woman in long dress, hat, walking on black silhouette background, right side-thermometer, left side- top- "Bob's Place, Route 20, Phone 2351, Bartlett, Ill." below- pasture scene with cottage in background. Back- cardboard hanger, calendar pull down tab missing, Top- hanging ring from top missing. Bob's Place was once located on the southwest corner of Oak Avenue and Lake Street. It was a restaurant and gas station which opened around 1936, with Robert "Bob" Bourquin and his wife Irene becoming the proprietors, renaming the business Bob's Place and/or Bob's Lounge, and/or Bob's Cocktail Lounge. They sold the business in 1954 to Frank and Peter Ciacco and celebrated with a vacation back to their native Switzerland. The Ciaccos kept the Bob's name and Pete and his family lived initially above the business. Bob's Cocktail Lounge was closed by 1969 and the building has since been razed. The museum has three styles of these mirror/calendar/thermometers in the collection. It must have been a favorite of Bob's to give out to his customers. |
Year Range from |
1940 |
Year Range to |
1950 |
Material |
Metal, glass, cardboard |
Height (in) |
5.000 |
Width (in) |
7.000 |
Number of images |
2 |
Search Terms |
Bob's Cocktail Lounge Bob's Lounge Bob's Place Lake Street Oak Avenue Route 20 |
Relation |
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Subjects |
Bars Birdbaths Birds Cottages Flowers Gas stations Gates Lounges Mirrors Promotional materials Thermometers Women |
People |
Bourquin, Bob Bourquin, Robert |
Accession number |
2019.1 |