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  1. 9th September 2013, 03:21 PM #1
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    look what i found in the shed




    I found this above the masonite ceiling in my garage that i was pulling down today,it looks like an early hot water heater, can anyone tell me more about it and if it has any value?
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  2. 9th September 2013, 03:23 PM #2
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    Thats a beauty, i'd be holding onto it if for nothing more than an ornament.
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    I remember one of these at my Grandmother's place in Port Pirie. Was mounted above the bath.




    Antique Metters Viceroy Water Heater
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    Looks like something which might have fallen off Skylab when it crashed in Southwest WA.
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    Looks like you've found your answer - just one tip, could you kindly resize the images you post in the future. Those gargantuan images play havoc for us poor tablet users
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    Looks like an old (wood) chip heater. I remember splitting kindling when I was a kid to run one like this. Great find!

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  7. 9th September 2013, 05:01 PM #7
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    Maybe turn it into a still???
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  8. 9th September 2013, 05:36 PM #8
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    What a score!
    Clean it up, get it serviceable and have the Flashest Camp water heater for miles!
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    I thought it was a still at first!
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    what was known as a gas geyser, or bath heater. The water and gas cocks were arranged so the water started flowing through the heating coil as the gas was turned on and lit by a pilot light. Very economical, usually fitted with a bath outlet and a selectable shower rose. Still being made and sold until quite recent times until instantaneous hot water systems became affordable. That one looks near new.
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