Post by Cole D on May 9, 2020 9:17:58 GMT -5
I was looking at Adam's gallery on here, which I haven't looked at in a while. Doing that reminded me of all the Original copies he has. These are some neat fans! It surprises me with
how similar some of them are to the real fans, how there weren't lawsuits or patent issues. Some of these fans use oil bath motors, some used spinners, and I think some were even K55.
Somewhere I remember seeing a Hampton Bay Original copy even, I don't remember the model name of it though.
When I first was able to go to Habitat on my own, I remember seeing an Original copy there. I wish I had gotten it and some of the Originals that used to be seen there. These days I never
see Originals in thrifts anymore. Around here I used to see a lot of the white 5B ones and for some reason they almost always had that vaulted ceiling canopy, not the flatter ornate one, but
the kind where it looks like a standard ball-socket canopy almost. Not sure why that is.
After the 90s it seemed like manufacturers didn't make these kinds of fans anymore. I was surprised a few years ago when Kichler started making their Fryst copy. It's also interesting how
they chose not to copy the vents. They used big square vents that remind me something of old plastic Emersons or Sears Lasko made fans. Although if you look at some of the copies Adam
has, this isn't uncommon, there were older Original copies with S-vents like the Encon ones, the Evergo "banana vent" fans, etc.
how similar some of them are to the real fans, how there weren't lawsuits or patent issues. Some of these fans use oil bath motors, some used spinners, and I think some were even K55.
Somewhere I remember seeing a Hampton Bay Original copy even, I don't remember the model name of it though.
When I first was able to go to Habitat on my own, I remember seeing an Original copy there. I wish I had gotten it and some of the Originals that used to be seen there. These days I never
see Originals in thrifts anymore. Around here I used to see a lot of the white 5B ones and for some reason they almost always had that vaulted ceiling canopy, not the flatter ornate one, but
the kind where it looks like a standard ball-socket canopy almost. Not sure why that is.
After the 90s it seemed like manufacturers didn't make these kinds of fans anymore. I was surprised a few years ago when Kichler started making their Fryst copy. It's also interesting how
they chose not to copy the vents. They used big square vents that remind me something of old plastic Emersons or Sears Lasko made fans. Although if you look at some of the copies Adam
has, this isn't uncommon, there were older Original copies with S-vents like the Encon ones, the Evergo "banana vent" fans, etc.