A rare advertising thermometer with the Title The Vulcan Boiler and General Insurance Co. Manchester EST 1859. Possibly late Victorian but it could extend to the 1920's. To the right of the thermometer reads...CAPITAL £500000 INSURANCE OF BOILERS ENGINES ELECTRICAL PLANT WORKMENS COMPENSATION AND GENERAL ACCIDENTS FIDELITY GUARANTEES. Measuring 5 inches by 22 inches approximately. The writing is in good order as does the glass thermometer looks fine, but I cannot see under the nickel plate at the base to check. There is an indistinguishable Reg number in small embossed writing.