It appears this may have been a well liked heater in someone's home at one time. While sanding this thing down to prep it for a new paint job I discovered it lived it's life as 3 different colors. The factory color was a medium metallic green. At some point it was repainted in a shade of royal blue. A final color change to muted pastel green was applied before his retirement.
Today we wouldn't think twice about just going to some big box store and buying a new heater if the color didn't suit us anymore. Kind of a shame.
