I picked both of these up today, mostly for their uniqueness. The first one is a Bosch ignition coil, but it has a long cable from it, with what appears to be an igniton lock on it. Apparently as an anti theft device? The second is a heater I'd picked up for a build I'm doing. It just looked interesting and had the most interest in it because of it's plumbing for what appears to be a defroster. I figured it'sd clean up nice with some paint and polish. If anyone could provide any info on either of these I'd appreciate it. The owner had NO idea where they came from. I think I did okay for a $25 investment, if, nothing more than garage art.
Look up pop-out ignition, Fords and Chevys used them late 20's to almost the 40's, your second item is an aftermarket heater from the 20's thru 40's.
Do you have any kind of emblems or brand name on your heater? Very few cars prior to the late 40's had a factory installed heater. Even heaters that carried the car maker's name were a dealer installed option (as most optional equipment was back then). There were dozens of brands of these aftermarket accessory heaters sold through garages, auto parts stores, Western Auto, Economy Auto, Sears, Montgomery Ward, J. C. Whitney, etc. Most people bought one of the aftermarket heaters instead of buying one from the car dealer. I have a Hot Wave brand in my '38 Ford pickup, looks nice and works well.
I have a heater that also has the honey comb style core..I was told mine was mid to late 30's Looks different than yours, but still has that Bee Hive type core
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