Post by Jean Lemieux on Nov 16, 2012 20:08:48 GMT -5
Two weeks ago I received this very cute Casablanca Ventura. It was on eBay, new in the box sold by Value Brothers. It's pretty much my favorite Casablanca model right after the Zephyr (in pull chain versions).
It was made in December 2000 so it's an older stock that was never used. It seems like it's a transitional model between the recent Casablancas and the ones made before 1997. It's got a detailed tag like older Casablancas and a pull chain that starts with low but other than that it's made pretty much like a recent Casablanca Ventura. I have to write recent instead of current because unfortunately the Ventura was discontinued a few months ago it seems.
The blades that came what it are natural ash which is basically an unfinished wood blade. Like a wood blade that was sanded to bare wood (very pale). I love matte black fans with not too dark wood blades but the contrast was a little bit too strong so I stained one side of the blades with a Varathane golden pecan wood stain. The other side of the blades are still unfinished (natural ash) so theses blades are now reversible. Notice: They have the well pointed tips that I love.
The natural ash side of the blades:
The golden pecan side of the blades, installed in my bedroom:
For more infos be sure to check the video:
Before I used to change my bedroom fan too often but lately really not. I had my brass Casablanca Zephyr for two years and a half so I don't think we can say that I've been compulsive about that lately. I decided to change a little bit now.
It was made in December 2000 so it's an older stock that was never used. It seems like it's a transitional model between the recent Casablancas and the ones made before 1997. It's got a detailed tag like older Casablancas and a pull chain that starts with low but other than that it's made pretty much like a recent Casablanca Ventura. I have to write recent instead of current because unfortunately the Ventura was discontinued a few months ago it seems.
The blades that came what it are natural ash which is basically an unfinished wood blade. Like a wood blade that was sanded to bare wood (very pale). I love matte black fans with not too dark wood blades but the contrast was a little bit too strong so I stained one side of the blades with a Varathane golden pecan wood stain. The other side of the blades are still unfinished (natural ash) so theses blades are now reversible. Notice: They have the well pointed tips that I love.
The natural ash side of the blades:
The golden pecan side of the blades, installed in my bedroom:
For more infos be sure to check the video:
Before I used to change my bedroom fan too often but lately really not. I had my brass Casablanca Zephyr for two years and a half so I don't think we can say that I've been compulsive about that lately. I decided to change a little bit now.
