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Post by kestrel on Feb 27, 2019 23:47:02 GMT -5
What are the rarest ceiling fans? For example, there are no known 100% original Casablanca California Gold fans in existence.
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Post by Brian L. on Feb 27, 2019 23:53:02 GMT -5
What are the rarest ceiling fans? For example, there are no known 100% original Casablanca California Gold fans in existence. Since this topic seems to come up in a lot of conversations with other collectors I've had with, I had come up with an unofficial system that not many people use. Rarity is debatable, because there are many little attributes that count on how rare a fan really is. For example, a fan can be common but the finish is absolutely rare, making the fan a very rare in that group. It could also go down to the specific configuration it is in, but what I usually deal with categorizing the rarity of a fan is the Model and finish combined. Also do take note, a fan is no longer rare once multiples are constantly found, so technically speaking, the rarest fans are the fans we have never seen. And on a sidenote, there are 2-3 Collectors who actually own REAL California Golds, and around 2-3 have been spotted in the wild. Here is my chart: Here is how I think it should be categorized, 1 being very and whatever numbers after being less. 1. Undocumented rare: example: Brown Victorian, since there are no catalog images (known of, or known evidence of a tangible item existing. At least to my understanding) 1. Extremely Rare: Seen in catalogs but never outside of them. This counts with specific finishes and accessories(separate) 1. Extremely Rare (Tangible). It has been documented or exists as the only known fan, it has to be at least 2 and no more copies in tangible or documented existence to be categorized here. Finishes for fans count but its not as valuable as something like a Homestead Contemporary. 2. Pretty darn rare. Now it goes down, it has been seen in tangible existence, documents or physical copy at least more than two times. Still RARE but not as much as those above. Has to be seen to exist less than 5 times. 3. Seen to exist 5-10 times, fan-wise. Seen to exist 5-8 times finish wise. 4. Seen less than 15 times in existence. 5. More than 10-15 times: rare 6. Any more and its common. (This chart should not completely dictate the value of the fan as that is subject to the demand of buyers.) |
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Post by Brian L. on Feb 28, 2019 0:08:20 GMT -5
But if you do wonder what the rarest ceiling fans actually are, they would have to be:
Hunter:
Contour (model as a whole)
Southern Classic Remote (model as a whole)
Berkshire Estate in Iron & Bronze
Montaire (has not been sighted in the wild according to my records)
Mariner in Weathered Brick and Light Jade
1912 Mission Apparently in the Verde or White finish which someone claims
Any Builder's Square Showcase Collection fan excluding Series VIII & IV
Homestead Contemporary
Casablanca Victorian in Brown. Bright Brass/Copper.
Casablanca 20th Century in Polished Brass
Energy Reduction Systems Industrial ceiling fan
Many many gear driven things from the 1970-80s.
These are what I can list at the top of my head.
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Post by becausecanadia on Feb 28, 2019 3:09:26 GMT -5
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Post by ceilingfansmalta on May 27, 2019 12:06:42 GMT -5
I would definitely say Relite Rapide MKII, because absolutely nobody seems to know about these fans, and they possibly could only be found in Malta.
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Post by Tais on Jun 4, 2019 15:58:29 GMT -5
this is quite hard to answer from my perspective in ceiling fan rarity..
from my point of view:
extremely rare: unknown or unpopular brands of any generations (the older the rarer) that werent much produced
very rare: ceiling fans with local branding never sold elsewhere (oem may be similar to other fans in different countries) and ceiling fans manufactured during the period its parent company shut down.. also, ceiling fans that can be found in a country but is very uncommon, but cant be found anywhere else or hasnt been discovered by other collectors yet
example:
simplex relite (1976 - 1980)
BMTC (Royal OEM) BMTC stands for Bahri & Mazrooei Trading Center, a UAE trading company
rare: ceiling fans that are hard to find, recognized by other collectors but very hard to find or obtain.. and newer brands that are extremely hard to find. some clones of old ceiling fans may fall under this category
example:
relite (1967 - 1975)
60s millat
uncommon: ceiling fans that may be spotted in public or purchased, but not found on a daily basis (except if u owned it or u go to that area often)
ceiling fans that were once common but stopped production llong time ago
example:
union
union shaped SMC
safer
old orients
many unpopular brands
common: ceiling fans easily seen anywhere and purchased from almost any place
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Post by Andrew G. on Jun 4, 2019 23:10:43 GMT -5
Montaire (has not been sighted in the wild according to my records) I found one last year, sold it to another collector without realizing it. Any Builder's Square Showcase Collection fan excluding Series VIII & IV I have a Series II. I know of at least two... Casablanca Victorian in Brown. I remember a local TGI Fridays having one in the alcove before they all remodeled. |
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