Old electrical wall heaters...asbestos?

[Richard Moore]

1924 home, all the original finished rooms, even the bathroom, had these large resistance heaters. All long disconnected (wires snipped) and replaced with forced air heat. They are basically spring-coils stretched across a fiber panel. I'm guessing those fiber panels are asbestos but was wondering if anyone knows for sure. I've never seen the likes of them before...maybe as a child in England, but never in a home here.

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[Bill Kibbel]

I'm quite sure the panels contain asbestos. I've seen some primary documentation (product catalogues, advertisements, articles) from the period describing the components. They were originally developed for heating street cars.