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    Posted 2 years ago

    Wallnut
    (1 item)

    I picked this up at a garage sale a few years ago. I love it.
    Anyone know what year it might be?
    I'd like to know more about it.

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    Comments

    1. Vynil33rpm Vynil33rpm, 2 years ago
      Nice find
    2. keramikos, 2 years ago
      Hi, Wallnut. :-)

      Looks like the Smithsonian has one:

      https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1392957
    3. keramikos, 2 years ago
      Here's the newest patent identified with a date on the back of the thermostat:

      https://patents.google.com/patent/US1282546/en
    4. keramikos, 2 years ago
      And here's the one patented by Butz in 1889:

      https://patents.google.com/patent/US409316/en

    5. PhilDMorris PhilDMorris, 2 years ago
      A lot nicer than my dad's crappy one in his 50's house, but not retro like yours !~
    6. keramikos, 2 years ago
      D'oh! I did this in too much of a hurry the other day.

      Here are the two 1886 Butz patents for damper/flapper regulation:

      https://patents.google.com/patent/US341092/en

      https://patents.google.com/patent/US347866/en

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