John Bayliss, president of the Solaron Corporation, the first publicly owned solar energy company in the nation.
The firm used a hot air heating system comprised of flat black aluminum plates behind double glass panels. An insulated bin filled with rocks two inches in diameter is the heat storage system. It is designed for the basement of the average home while the collector panels are fitted to the roof. The corporation is now manufacturing the solar heating and storage system for the mass market, 05/1975. Photographer: Norton, Boyd. Original public domain image from Flickr