1981 4 Saisons 120 cm - Four metal curved blades III
May 26, 2023 21:48:06 GMT -5
Brandon J. likes this
Post by Jean Lemieux on May 26, 2023 21:48:06 GMT -5
Here's a 4 Saisons 120 cm with four metal curved blades also known as l'Industriel or model VA I got two years ago (May 2021). This is my 3rd one of this model and size. It's one of my favorite 4 Saisons model and a childhood fan. These used to be very common across Québec. Unfortunately many have been removed. This is by far the one in the best condition I found so far. It has almost no scratches, the paint still shines, the blades are not twisted at all and the bearings are in very good condition. It was used in a residential setting which probably explains why it still runs very smoothly despite being more than 40 years old.
I originally acquired two alike. The other one is dated of 1982 and has plastic canopies. The one from 1982 went to Alexandre Dufour. I traded it for a brown 1980's Sanyo. The only problem with these two fans were the upper canopies. As it's also usually the case with these, no mounting hardware was present when they came to me. These fans were originally on a tall vaulted ceiling so they came with 90 cm poles. I cut it to 20 cm. The one Alexandre got had it's plastic upper canopy modified to fit the vaulted ceiling and the one I kept had it's metal canopy removed. Luckily I was able to find a canopy replacement that's exactly like the original plastic ones 4 Saisons used. Of course now, it creates a mixture of two styles of canopies normally not seen on this model: a plastic upper canopy and a metal lower one but I actually like a lot the result. Not only it does not bother me but I love how it looks. Many companies had fans with a plastic upper canopy and a metal lower one including 4 Saisons themselves with the Classic model which is essentially a wood blade version of this model with a flat plastic upper canopy.
One unusual thing about these two particular 4 Saisons VA is that they are white rather than ivory. I know these existed in pure white but they are usually seen in ivory.
As usual with these they are super powerful! Easily 330 rpms on high if not more! Low speed on these is unpredictable. Having such good bearings I thought this one would have a fast low speed like my brown one but it turns out that it has a nice low speed of about 50-55 rpms.
Enjoy!
I originally acquired two alike. The other one is dated of 1982 and has plastic canopies. The one from 1982 went to Alexandre Dufour. I traded it for a brown 1980's Sanyo. The only problem with these two fans were the upper canopies. As it's also usually the case with these, no mounting hardware was present when they came to me. These fans were originally on a tall vaulted ceiling so they came with 90 cm poles. I cut it to 20 cm. The one Alexandre got had it's plastic upper canopy modified to fit the vaulted ceiling and the one I kept had it's metal canopy removed. Luckily I was able to find a canopy replacement that's exactly like the original plastic ones 4 Saisons used. Of course now, it creates a mixture of two styles of canopies normally not seen on this model: a plastic upper canopy and a metal lower one but I actually like a lot the result. Not only it does not bother me but I love how it looks. Many companies had fans with a plastic upper canopy and a metal lower one including 4 Saisons themselves with the Classic model which is essentially a wood blade version of this model with a flat plastic upper canopy.
One unusual thing about these two particular 4 Saisons VA is that they are white rather than ivory. I know these existed in pure white but they are usually seen in ivory.
As usual with these they are super powerful! Easily 330 rpms on high if not more! Low speed on these is unpredictable. Having such good bearings I thought this one would have a fast low speed like my brown one but it turns out that it has a nice low speed of about 50-55 rpms.
Enjoy!
