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General Category => General Discussion - Intros => Topic started by: 28chevyguy on May 12, 2020, 03:29:06 PM

Title: What is this .
Post by: 28chevyguy on May 12, 2020, 03:29:06 PM

any idea what this is ?  I got it with a 1929 auburn a few years ago .

It says perma-view on the chrome inside ,  layer of glass on front and back , looks like It comes apart if desired.

I original though for an old taxi ??? I have no idea really and don't see anywhere it would mount to anything.

Title: Re: What is this .
Post by: madmike3435 on May 12, 2020, 04:39:43 PM

very interesting piece........what is it ??   Doesn't mount too , looks like it mounts INTO something.

Could spend a lifetime trying to find a purpose to it.  Question is how do you even advertise it..........as a  ?????

mike

Title: Re: What is this .
Post by: sammons on May 12, 2020, 05:57:21 PM

First thing I thought of was an old automat coin op door/window, popular in the 40s 50s. So you could see your food choise. Also looked like an old oven door window.

My guess would be oven window, but they may have produced the chrome and glass window for the automat doors too?
 A little looking...Herbert E. Mills opened up a oven door window company after WW2 called Mills Engineering, later Mills Products. They manufactured mainly Perma-view oven windows ;)

Best I can come up with anyway ;D

Title: Re: What is this .
Post by: madmike3435 on May 12, 2020, 07:37:07 PM

bingo pretty sure sammons nailed it

mike

Title: Re: What is this .
Post by: 28chevyguy on May 12, 2020, 11:52:44 PM

woa sammons  awesome !!  thanks !   I might need a hand ID'ing some stuff this week , did a massive 57 chevy parts buy out still have to go back for second truck load, the guy had parts for all different things , lots of random select pieces .   Probably going to buy it all and figure it out afterwards . 

Title: Re: What is this .
Post by: TFoch on May 13, 2020, 06:49:54 AM

Sammons is the man!