What is this and what is it for?

[dpaul0265]

Any help would be appreciated! It is right inside the door.

[iowaal]

I give up...will it hold a beer???

[terryV]

It looks like an old gas/propane heater, at least the outside of it.

[airjeff]

Plastic/dog bag holder

[silverhawk]

Looks like a light bulb protector re-purposed to be a plastic bag holder. What are the dimensions of the thing?

[dznf0g]

Umbrella holder?

[Jim & Susan]

Originally Posted by airjeff

Plastic/dog bag holder

I think Jeff got it right. But I suspect it's not OEM for a '47.

Got any more pictures of that great old 40's model?

Jim

[Alcoa Roller]

Front grill from a 47 Edsel ?

[reinergirl]

It's the grill off an old heater. I just saw one for sale recently......

[terryV]

Originally Posted by reinergirl

It's the grill off an old heater. I just saw one for sale recently......

Yep, inside would be a ceramic "block" that the gas flame heats up, and the heat is radiated out into the room.

Most houses down south had one like it in the bathroom, to provide heat while taking a bath.

There would have been bigger ones in the rest of the rooms in the house.

They were quite popular in Texas where it didn't get very cold in the winter. We had them in our first house in Longview, Texas back in the '60s

[Bowmans]

Here is a good image of one on eBay in a 1948:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Machine-Age-...p2047675.l2557

i downloaded the photo so if this link doesn't work, just post and let me know. I can repost photo.