between lasko or emerson

[jeremy]

in green?

anchorage.craigslist.org/hsh/505882486.html

[Kevin]

I think its A Emerson casablanca classic non ornate

[Deleted]

I think you're wrong. It's a Lasko.

[Troy]

it is a lasko

[jeremy]

i think lasko too

[piercetheorganist]

Yes, that is a Lasko -- and I don't mean to say "I think it's a Lasko", or "I'm pretty sure it's a Lasko". It is a Lasko; Dan, Troy, and Jeremy are correct.

Lasko is one of my favorite companies, largely due to the fact that everything is (or, at the the very least, was during their ceiling fan producing years) made in the USA. I support American labor in a big way. There is one exception; the Japanese Dayton/Sanyo/KDK/Lasko things, but I digress.

Lasko basically had two "eras" of ceiling fan production.

From the 1970s to the mid/late 1980s, they made a lot of fans for Sears (many of which were relabeled Kenmore). IMHO, the Turn Of The Century was their biggest fan from that era. Their fans were pretty damn good -- nice solid skeletal motors, insanely big solid wood blades (they get really wide at the far end), move a ton of air, very very reliable, the variable-speed models were done right (w/ heatsink and resistor, rather than cardboard-box), Arkless pull-chains, nice thick metal construction, etc. My only complaint when it comes to the Laskos of this era is that the blade irons weren't strong enough. The blades were so big and heavy, and came up against so much resistance force due to the massive amount of air they moved, that the irons had a tendency to warp over time, increasing drag and slowing the fan down. If you bend the irons back, these things will FLY.

The second era was from the late 80s thru the mid/late 90s (at which point Lasko stopped making ceiling fans). While these fans were still American made, and still pretty decent, they weren't nearly as good as the first-era ones. Some were still sold at Sears, but some were sold at Wal-Mart as well. The green one pictured in that CL ad (and copied above) is one from this era. That hunter green/bright brass combo was one of Laskos things from that era. They also had white/brass, black/brass and maybe some others. Here's a white/brass one; the last of the TOC genre, from the mid 90s:


One of Lasko's trademarks is the horseshoe irons -- something from which they rarely deviated.

It would appear that light kits were included standard on most of Lasko's later fans.

[Andrew G.]

[Deleted]

I have that same catalog!

Lasko fans have slightly underpowered motors to me. But I still like them. They changed very little over the years and were still a popular fan. The TOC Pierce pictured is a very cool blend of old and new.

And I wasnt saying I think dude was wrong because I wasnt sure. I was giving him a smart remark back. I knew it was Lasko.

[piercetheorganist]

What year is that catalog?

Man alive, I *LOVE* that "Buy American" thing on there.

[piercetheorganist]

Also, can you scan the rest of the catalog? That would be fantastic.

[Deleted]

Actually, I already sold it to Kevin.





Kidding.

I dont remember, I'll have to pull it out.

[Jean Lemieux]

On that Lasko is located in Anchorage, Alaska...
It appear to be form the mid to late 90s (1994-1999)

They looks SO similar to the Emerson Legend. Actually Lasko appear to have made a lot of Emerson knockoff.

What kind of motor did that fan use?

[Deleted]

Yes, because they were both making the same model fans for Sears at the same time, so they had to look near identical.

[Deleted]

Oh, and it used a skeletal motor.

[Andrew G.]

Brian Hicks sent me that picture, so if you want scans of the entire catalog, ask him for them.