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I picked up a pretty nice tall Red Crown thermometer sign this past weekend and am wondering where to buythe thermometer. There used to be someone who sold these but not sure who it was
Ray

Ray if you find out let me know, I need one too. Gary

I need a tube for a Prestone thermometer also.

under thermometers they have them for sale..i bought one for my prestone at $25.00..they don`t have them every week but they do show up..in fact i have bought another one for a smaller one i have.. from ebay

There was a lady by the name of Bridgett Fuget I believe that was selling tubes on fee bay saying they would work in the Red Crown or Mail Pouch thermomters. I think I got the last one she had- but It doesn't matter because they dont read right for the Red Crowns..... I do belive there could be a couple different tubes used in the Standard oil thermoters because the different variations do not all have the same temperature ranges. The tube I have 28" o.a.l. 70degrees reads aprox 11" from the very bottom (bulb end) might read right on a Mail Pouch I don't know... If it would It would be great if someone could tell me!
Jim
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I bought the rest of the stock that Bridgett had and there are no more. I should have them this week if anyone wants one. $45.00 plus $12.00 shipping. Let me know at hotcidr@cox.net

I too bought the 28" replacement tubes that are out there. The tubes were advertised as replacements for the 6 ft mail pouch and polarine thermometers. I was disappointed that the tubes read an incorrect temperature.... That was 50 degrees off!! Oh well, at least it had a tube in it right. So I've seen these class room thermometers floating around ( I've probally seen 5 in the last 10 years). So I would consider them rare. I traded with another oldgasser to finally get one in my hands. I always believed that the tube was going to be a close match for replacing the tube on a 6 ft thermometer. The tube in this classroom thermometer is the same tube that has been peddled around the hobby since I've been in it!! When I lay a replacement tube that I bought from one of the suppliers next to this classroom thermometer, the mercury levels are exactly in the same spot. I believe all these tubes on the market are not NOS tubes for the mail pouch, but are NOS tubes for these classroom thermometers. Now think about a failed marketing attempt to put 2 of these in every middle school and high school in the country...... And you have a ton of over stock. Remember I would consider these fairly scarce??? Just a theory! In the pic you can see how big this tube is compared to a normal size tube in a 39 in thermometer.