Some of my Hunter Original ceiling fans

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Here are some of the Hunter fans installed in my home. All are 52" fans, most are Originals from 1989 to 1991, except one is a 2001 and one is a new 2014. The only non-Original is a 2011 Hunter Bridgeport 28464 that is damp rated and installed outside. The 2001 Original fan (23856) I have hanging upstairs in my loft spent 10 years outside, but since it was not damp rated, it rusted really badly (always worked well though). I wound up refurbishing it and it now looks brand new.

This is the refurbished 2001 Hunter 23856 that was installed outside, but now hangs in my loft:

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You'd never know that it used to look like this:

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Here are some other Hunter fans I have installed around the house. The four 4 bladed fans are Originals from the late 80's to the early 90's. The white 5 bladed fan is a new 2014 Original and the bronze fan is a Bridgeport which hangs outside:

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[fancollector12]

Not bad! Love your installs as well! Welcome to the forum!

[Jean Lemieux]

Very cool fans. You only like white Hunter Originals? The late 1980's and early 1990's is my favorite period for Hunter Originals and Hunters in general. I have a Summer Breeze from 1991.

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I normally dont like white fans and I normally dont like Originals with the "smiley face with teeth" brackets, but for some reason, when you put them together, I love it! You used to see those fans all over home decorating catalogs in the early 90s.

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For some reason I like the look of the all white fans on a long downrod, but the darker color fans with wood grain blades look good when they're closer to the ceiling. Of course, wouldn't you know it, the only bronze fan I have installed in my home is hanging from a 10 foot long downrod, but the white fan I have in the family room is hanging on a 12 foot downrod from a 23 foot ceiling. Two of the fans installed upstairs in rooms with only 8' ceilings, use the 3" downrods that came with the fans. I would consider changing them out with a couple of black/walnut Originals (23855) that I have, but they're newer (2001) 4/5 bladed fans and I like the older 4 bladed fans too much to take them down.

[Jordan U]

Wow, those are some awesome installs! You have a great house for those fans, they look great. Generally I prefer brass or brown on fans, but Originals I have always liked in white for some reason. I like 4 and 5 blades equally, but 4 is definitely more classic.

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Thanks Jordan. I obviously have a thing for white Originals also. I'd like to find a 36" Hunter Original fan to install in my master bathroom. If anybody has one for sale at a decent price, let me know.

[Jordan U]

I've seen them come up on eBay occasionally, I don't know what you would consider to be a decent price...The brown ones seem to come up more often in the 36 inch size. Depending on how large the bathroom is, you may be better off buying the 42 inch outdoor rated version if it is going to be exposed to moisture. I think having a fan in the bathroom is very useful, it helps to dry the shower to prevent mold.

[Cole S.]

Awesome installs! I, for some reason, like to see a house full of similar Originals all in the same finish regardless of what the finish is. Something about it really draws me in.

[Jordan U]

Sept 20, 2014 11:45:52 GMT -5 Cole S. said:

Awesome installs! I, for some reason, like to see a house full of similar Originals all in the same finish regardless of what the finish is. Something about it really draws me in.

I too like installs with the same model fan throughout the house.