Post by Jean Lemieux on Feb 4, 2020 21:29:41 GMT -5
Here's a second acquisition for 2019. I got this Old Jacksonville Jackson off of Kijiji at the begining of November. It was only the second Old Jacksonville I saw showing on Kijiji ever since I have been looking at ads there starting in April 2009. In 2010, I have seen the same model, in the same finish but with shorter blades. I believe it had stencil on them.
What's unusual about this one is that it has a blade span of 140 cm. Yes 140 cm, not 132. I had to measure it multiples times to believe it. I don't remember anyone mentioning here that they found an Old Jacksonville of this size or knew they were available in this size. The original 1980's ads for these fans don't mention this size either. I know the blades are original as they have the distinctive Old Jacksonville blade tips.
Another unusual thing about it, is that it has a FASCO stack motor. I believe these usually come with a General Electric motor. The flywheel is in good condition and not too flimsy for an early 1980's one. The stiffness is more comparable to flywheels used on 2000's Casablancas. Not as stiff as the ones they used in the mid 1980's to the 1990's but much more stiff than the early 1980's ones or earlier.
It also a ball and socket model which seems a little less common for Old Jacksonvilles. The canopy ressembles a lot to what FASCO used in the late 1980's and on. It even came with the original mounting bracket. The only thing not really original to it would be the decorative brass pull chain that came with it but I left it on it because it matches the style of the fan very well and looks 1980's too. It would have normally came with a large and thick tassel that we often see on blackout blinds from the 1970-1990's.
At first the blades were warped but I was able to fix them. It has a slight bump on the side band that I have been able to partially fix. Other than that it's in very good condition. It's also in very good mechancial condition. It has a long spin down time and no bearing sound. Of course because it uses an integrated ordinary variable speed control, it makes the motor buzz but it's really not as loud as it would be if it had a direct drive motor. Variable speed controls are significally quieter on stack motors. On speeds of 50 RPMS or slower it's not any louder than on any other fan wiht preset speeds. At 30 RPMS it's very quiet.
The speeds ranges from about 30 to 210 RPMS. In the video I show the motor inside the housing.
What's unusual about this one is that it has a blade span of 140 cm. Yes 140 cm, not 132. I had to measure it multiples times to believe it. I don't remember anyone mentioning here that they found an Old Jacksonville of this size or knew they were available in this size. The original 1980's ads for these fans don't mention this size either. I know the blades are original as they have the distinctive Old Jacksonville blade tips.
Another unusual thing about it, is that it has a FASCO stack motor. I believe these usually come with a General Electric motor. The flywheel is in good condition and not too flimsy for an early 1980's one. The stiffness is more comparable to flywheels used on 2000's Casablancas. Not as stiff as the ones they used in the mid 1980's to the 1990's but much more stiff than the early 1980's ones or earlier.
It also a ball and socket model which seems a little less common for Old Jacksonvilles. The canopy ressembles a lot to what FASCO used in the late 1980's and on. It even came with the original mounting bracket. The only thing not really original to it would be the decorative brass pull chain that came with it but I left it on it because it matches the style of the fan very well and looks 1980's too. It would have normally came with a large and thick tassel that we often see on blackout blinds from the 1970-1990's.
At first the blades were warped but I was able to fix them. It has a slight bump on the side band that I have been able to partially fix. Other than that it's in very good condition. It's also in very good mechancial condition. It has a long spin down time and no bearing sound. Of course because it uses an integrated ordinary variable speed control, it makes the motor buzz but it's really not as loud as it would be if it had a direct drive motor. Variable speed controls are significally quieter on stack motors. On speeds of 50 RPMS or slower it's not any louder than on any other fan wiht preset speeds. At 30 RPMS it's very quiet.
The speeds ranges from about 30 to 210 RPMS. In the video I show the motor inside the housing.
