I picked up this NOS Harrison heater that displays a heater box decal that I do not recognize. Is it possibly a Canadian heater? This is a stumper at this point. Dated contents within the shipping box suggest that this is a 1952 heater. A few items were missing from the box, which I knew when I purchased it. Any insight is appreciated--thanks!
The photos of the heater shows a NY town And the cardboard box is GM Detroit So I would suggest it is not a Canadian made heater as most anything manufacturable in Canada had to be back then That’s why all the tiny brake parts are all marked Canada on them The heater would not have been special enough to justify the import tariffs As far as I think I know, the speedometers in the Canadian trucks came from the same USA source and that’s it, maybe I could be wrong on that. -s
The box shows it being shipped to a dealer in Antwerp, Ohio (not NY), and the Tag in the next picture says H-02-47, which I take to mean built in February 1947. The part number at the lower right of the box (3rd pic) is hard to read, but appears to be a lower number than shown in the 1929-1954 Chevrolet Master Parts & Accessories Catalog (screenshot attached). Note that it doesn't include a price for the '51-'52 Passenger Airflow heater, which suggests to me that the PN on the box was superseded by the Catalog publication date of 1954. It might show up in the GM Parts Wiki, which could give you some more info.
I don't think it's a Canadian heater, either., but it's a good find.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
Where it’s shipped to is not relevant to if it’s a Canadian heater tho The tag clearly states Manufactured by Harrison company based in Rockport NewYork
Many USA made radios ended up in Canada too There were completely different Autoradio brand radios made for GM Canada for Canadian market But some people wanted the USA radio up here too It wasn’t abnormal for parts to ship on individual basis across the border -s
Where it’s shipped to is not relevant to if it’s a Canadian heater tho The tag clearly states Manufactured by Harrison company based in Rockport NewYork
Sorry, I missed that part, but you're absolutely right.
The PN tracks to a 1947-1950 parts book. Here's a screenshot from the GM Parts Wiki.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
