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Weather Rooster hygroscope, Waltham, MA

Subjects
Barns & Farm BuildingsNovelty & Mechanical Cards
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Weather Rooster hygroscope, Waltham, MA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Weather Rooster hygroscope, Waltham, MA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A rooster weathervane stands on a roof, with a farmhouse and fields in the background. The printed caption names Waltham, Massachusetts, and explains the novelty: the rooster is blue in fair weather, turns pink for rain or high humidity, and orchid when a change is due. The card works as a simple indoor hygroscope, its color reacting to moisture in the air. The printed instructions advise placing it near a window or door, away from heat, and note that in winter it may stay blue unless set in the air space between window and storm sash or another spot with outside air.

Postcard Details

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PublisherShore Studios
WALTHAM, MASS. WEATHER ROOSTER This rooster stands on roof of BLUE When skies are fair and clouds are few; Its color turns to PINK, you'll see, For rain or high humidity; But when it has an ORCHID hue, Then you'll know a change is due. Place near Window or Door — Away from Heat
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Postcard record

PublisherShore Studios
Series#8
ConditionVery good
Place mentionedWaltham, MA
PublisherShore Studios, Brigantine, NJ
NotesWhite border; linen texture; novelty card with poem; artist signature 'Jackie'. No postmark, stamp, or address — back is entirely printed hygroscope instructions plus a brief pencil note at top. Undivided back, glossy coated stock, white border on front. Publisher imprint: Shore Studios, Brigantine, N.J.

Cite this card

Weather Rooster hygroscope, Waltham, MA, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/weather-rooster-hygroscope-waltham-ma. Accessed November 2, 2026.