At least the Tara had features that made it a Tara, and not an exact copy of the Zephyr. The only difference I see between the CEC's and the Originals are the skinnier vents on the CEC's and the fact that they use a generic bracket. I wonder how much, if any, of this fan was made of parts actually produced by Hunter. It's also interesting that they had a very wide range of blade sizes - did Hunter even make a 60" Original (let alone a 56") during this time period?
I do wonder what's up with that white and copper fan with a seemingly
pink canopy.
Model-by-model ramblings on the other fans:
Hermosa (Original knockoff) - they seemed to take out the pics of actual Hunters, but they used pics of the 52" version for the 36"/42" version, except for the very first picture. I usually don't like stencil at all, but it looks good on the white "Original" here. Judging from the pictures, the cane blades don't look skinnier than the regulars, as they do on genuine Originals.
Kingston - I can't really tell the difference between the Type A and Type C faceplates. Interesting that they don't tell you the CFM as they did with the Hermosa. I also think they got some of the finishes messed up - I don't think the WH is white, nor is the WHB white with brass! Also, what's the difference between the C-K3 Kingston and the C-K2?
ENGRISH ALERT: "Used, slide switch to reverse air flow, in the winter easily."
Catalina - The spinner I'm guessing? It goes slower than the Kingston. The Type F plate is the ASYMMETRICAL ornate faceplate as seen on my two insanely heavy Tyebs - connection perhaps? I also see that they list antique copper as an available finish on some of their fans.
Casa Rosa - Aside from being an Emperor, this is the first fan I've actually seen with a completely different rating for reverse than for forward. This differential seems to be a common thread in CEC, Tyeb, and some of the Toastmaster spinners where the difference is most radical. Interesting how high reverse uses less wattage than forward, but low reverse uses more (if it's like Tyeb, the RPM should be a
little faster on low as well with the wattage change, but this is not noted).
On a side note, this model seems to have vents on the bottom - something you usually don't see with Emperors.
ENGRISH ALERT: Pretty much the entire bottom of the page.
Malibu - No peculiar observations, except that the fan reverses with the pull chain.
Angel - Insanely high speed on the 36" - 400 RPM is a typical low on box fans, and slightly faster than most normal sized motors will run with no blades. Also interesting that the 56" runs much faster than the 52" - guess the motor's a lot bigger.
ENGRISH ALERT: "Flate or sharp tip aluminum blade is available." WT*
Also the weird statement about the holes in the bottom housing on the New Angel (same page).
The reversible model also has speed differences between forward and reverse listed.
Accessories: - the horseshoe "Adjustair" is actually Adaptaire, while the moon bracket "Adjustair" is really Reversaire?! Weird...
Blades - The flat-end blades are pretty standard. The blades with the less "severe" points must be all-wood, while the one with the "severe" point (blade 4) looks like a composite Tyeb-style blade. Interesting to see that they offer loose- and tight-weave cane blades, and Moss-style cane blades (which are only shown installed on the Emperor box model on the last page).
Where are the arch-end blades? I see the brackets they have available (which fan do they go on?) and the spinner brackets are shown, but the blades aren't.
ENGRISH ALERT: "Buyer's design is welcome" - huh?! Maybe this refers to the company using the blades of whatever company they've been hired to make motors for? Missing link with Tyeb, Moss, Toastmaster, etc.?
Also the weird statement about the holes in the bottom housing on the New Angel (same page).
