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I picked this up at a garage sale cheap, just thought it was old and kinda cool. The old guy I got it from ( same age as me, gulp) said it was his dads and used it to heat his camper. It is small, measures about 14" tall by 11" wide and porcelain coated. Have never seen anything like it, there is no makers name on it, any info would be welcome.
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Thanks BELLIN68 glad you love this, I'd like to know the age, anybody?
Very nice heater EJW !! Love the porcelain !!
its kinda got an "art deco" look, but i know its not from the 20s-30s. my guess is the 50s. (just a guess though) .
Thanks Hedgewalker and Mikie for nice comments and loves.
Cool heater Ed! I have seen many of these, in fact my grandparents had 2 in their house that was built in the late 40s. My belief is that these were found used in houses around that period. I'm guessing they were mass produced and sold in mail order catalogs.
Thanks Signaholic, I saw a similar one at an antique mall last week, I wonder when bottled gas came out, I'll look it up.
Thanks miKKoChristmas11