Here are photos of a circa-1944 Perfex Series 155 Magic Dial Thermostat, as well as the instruction manual.
American Standard Radiators and Convectors (1946)
Here is a nice mailer from American-Standard Heating and Plumbing with lots of information about their radiators and convectors from 1946.
Thanks to Kirby Slear for scanning and sharing. He notes, "You will notice the name of the individual who sold these, Harvey Mull, plumbing and heating, in RD#1 Selinsgrove. That is about 50 miles north of Harrisburg on the Susquehanna river. Harvey is the man my parents bought the house from I grew up in. That house had a nice baseboard hot water heating system."
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