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Post by Andrew G. on Oct 12, 2014 2:55:23 GMT -5
The 1986 Hunter Original is awesome too. I love the blade finish and by 1986 they were 3-speed and it seems to be electrically reversible. It seems like the perfect Original for me. I thought that in 1986 they had wingtip blades especially that year. By 1986, most of them had solid walnut blades with either standard or winged tips. Therefore, this one is very Very VERY odd, as I always assumed that solid oak was a short-lived R&M thing in the early 80s.
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Post by Matt B. on Oct 12, 2014 16:03:48 GMT -5
There is also a possibility that those blades are not original. As in a case where the original fan with those Oak blades was defective or people disregarded the blatant fact that the fan had to be oiled and then the motor went bad so they had a new fan (At the time) to replace it and they re-used the oak blades out of preference to the plywood ones that fan did come with. just a theory. Nice finds though.
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Post by Andrew G. on Oct 12, 2014 17:54:11 GMT -5
There is also a possibility that those blades are not original. As in a case where the original fan with those Oak blades was defective or people disregarded the blatant fact that the fan had to be oiled and then the motor went bad so they had a new fan (At the time) to replace it and they re-used the oak blades out of preference to the plywood ones that fan did come with. just a theory. Nice finds though. I doubt this very highly. Originals were still using solid wood in 1986; my theory is that Hunter decided up use up old parts by throwing in a set of oak instead of the usual (at the time) walnut.
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Post by Jordan U on Oct 12, 2014 22:32:48 GMT -5
38" ? that thing looks shorter than 36".. I didn't know they made a version shorter than 38"?
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Post by Adam D. on Oct 12, 2014 22:50:57 GMT -5
Apparently they didn't.. It just looks shorter to me, probably because the motor size with the shorter blades..
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Post by Jordan U on Oct 13, 2014 10:15:33 GMT -5
Apparently they didn't.. It just looks shorter to me, probably because the motor size with the shorter blades.. I could see that, usually on 30" and smaller fans the motor size decreases relatively, this fan has a full size motor housing.
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Post by Andrew G. on Oct 26, 2014 20:41:56 GMT -5
Oooh boy..... Early brown/brass 38" Parlour Fan... painted over white with house paint (albeit not THAT bad of a job). Vanity Fair; like usual, the flywheel is broken...but one can still run it. Casablanca Modena, no Hang-Tru (of course) or remote. Nutone Slimline, cast-aluminum motor. Since the original blades are bent, I gave it a pair of 48" Proline blades for the time being. And now, something that will cause Dan (and possibly others) to soil his pants: A Leslie Locke 56" industrial in BROWN with the pointed motor. It's NIB. It's essentially a 1st gen. Gold Line with a slightly thinner motor, dated 1981.
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Post by Adam D. on Oct 26, 2014 20:48:30 GMT -5
Love the Fascos and NuTone.. And of course I absolutely love that Leslie Locke..
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Post by fancollector12 on Oct 26, 2014 20:51:48 GMT -5
Nice finds!
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Post by Jean Lemieux on Oct 26, 2014 21:29:28 GMT -5
A lot of cool fans.
How can the Fasco really run if the flywheel is broken? Only on low speed I imagine?
The Nutone Slimline with metal blades is a cool idea. It looks good too.
I'm glad you got the brown fans you were telling me about. They are exactly like a few that showed up on Kijiji in Magog, QC at some point. They are not very common in this style and color indeed. I believe you were expecting a rounded motor and not pointed right? 1981 sounds little late for these fans. I used to have a white 90 cm version of this from 1979.
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Post by Andrew G. on Oct 26, 2014 21:45:43 GMT -5
How can the Fasco really run if the flywheel is broken? Only on low speed I imagine? The actual plastic flywheel and metal cover are attached to the motor shaft separately, so if one were to use screws with wider heads, they could secure the plastic ring to the metal cover/hub. The Nutone Slimline with metal blades is a cool idea. It looks good too. yeah, it definitely should've been a thing. 1981 sounds little late for these fans. After Envirofan stopped using Union/Evergo in 1979, they were allowed to do whatever they wanted with whatever configuration (blade type, motor style, number of blades) they felt like. Therefore, you'll see many different configurations under numerous re-labels after '79. Also, there's a sticker on the capacitor that reads "Evergo Industrial Enterprise".. oh, and I'm pretty sure we've never seen one in this particular configuration before.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2014 23:47:32 GMT -5
How can the Fasco really run if the flywheel is broken? Only on low speed I imagine? The actual plastic flywheel and metal cover are attached to the motor shaft separately, so if one were to use screws with wider heads, they could secure the plastic ring to the metal cover/hub. I discuss this in one of my World's Fair videos. I attach the flywheel cover to the flywheel collar from the broken flywheel with self tapping screws (I mention the size in the video). The flywheel ring sits in the flywheel cover and it runs well on all speeds including high. 1981 sounds little late for these fans. After Envirofan stopped using Union/Evergo in 1979, they were allowed to do whatever they wanted with whatever configuration (blade type, motor style, number of blades) they felt like. Therefore, you'll see many different configurations under numerous re-labels after '79. Also, there's a sticker on the capacitor that reads "Evergo Industrial Enterprise".. oh, and I'm pretty sure we've never seen one in this particular configuration before. Envirofan was still selling Union Gold Lines in 1980, and as far as the 36" size, in 1982. MOST of the Envirofan labeled Union made fans I have found are from 1980.
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Post by Jordan U on Oct 27, 2014 6:55:40 GMT -5
I like the Slimline and the Leslie Lock! How does the Slimline run with the metal blades?
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Post by Andrew G. on Oct 27, 2014 12:59:06 GMT -5
I like the Slimline and the Leslie Lock! How does the Slimline run with the metal blades? Right now, something's messed up in the switch housing. Someone replaced the pullchain and probably didn't do it right, the capacitor may also be failing.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2014 14:22:25 GMT -5
I like the Slimline and the Leslie Lock! How does the Slimline run with the metal blades? Right now, something's messed up in the switch housing. Someone replaced the pullchain and probably didn't do it right, the capacitor may also be failing. Blue and red from the transformer are 1 and 2. L is another red wire, it wirenuts to white from the reverse switch and white from the motor.
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