vintage bakelite thermometer frame, early industrial thermometer

Early 1920s vintage Motoco bakelite thermometer with a wired outdoor temperature sensor. This measures 11" high with a heavy brown bakelite frame (but was long ago painted over on the front with a matte mint green paint) and heavy beveled glass over the dial face. It was made by Motometer G & E Corp of La Crosse, Wis.

The lower face is connected to the sensor and seems to be working. Sadly the indoor room temperature glass thermometer is not working. The mercury column is broken, but the glass seems intact.