|
Post by Adam D. on Jan 17, 2016 23:53:57 GMT -5
Love that Emerson.. Odd seeing one not yellowed.. There is ingredients to mix to reverse the chemical effect to remove yellow from yellowed plastic, I've never tried it, but there is Youtube videos on how to do it if anyone is interested.. Love the Moss WF Series in that size too.. That looks like a Gulf Coast Naples..
|
|
|
Post by Jordan U on Jan 18, 2016 16:51:30 GMT -5
The Emerson is quite nice!
|
|
|
Post by Andrew G. on Feb 26, 2016 0:19:34 GMT -5
Even more backlog... Pieced the Biarritz together. Put the plastic Emerson up. Stopped at a random lighting store/electrical supply house after running around the local loony bin; I quickly learned that the lighting showroom part of this place had been defunct for 8 years.. however, they still let me scavenge through the scraps. I ended up leaving with 10 sets of Emerson blades and this... Since it was missing its downrod, canopy and mounting bits (it was a return), they let me walk out with it for $0.00. Got more of those little Evergos. Silly little Tatung.. just because I didn't already have it. For years, I'd see people obsess over Saturns, pay out the ass for Saturns.. and I came to the conclusion that they were overrated, that I would never bother with one.....unless it were free. Victorian Limited. Saw it on Craigslist, drove 2 hours out for it. Nice and minty. So this abomination exists... Some inbred took a set of 52" plastic Emerson blades and grafted them onto an Evergo. Brilliant. However, that also means that things like this can now happen. SMC Scandia (EG52), one of two plucked off of Craigslist. Oh look, another addition to the growing collection of weird. Safer, labeled 'Starlet'. 48" span, dated June 1985. Alaska-made Emerson Designer, c. 1991. Even the crappiest of Habitats can deliver every once in a while. Emerson Maui Bay, June 2005. When I was a kid, there was a local nursery/garden place that had four 36" CEC industrials. I finally got a hold of the owner, who agreed to let go of them.. for free. These things haul ass, with their steeply-pitched blades.
|
|
|
Post by fancollector12 on Feb 26, 2016 0:59:42 GMT -5
Nice finds!
|
|
|
Post by Adam D. on Feb 26, 2016 1:16:25 GMT -5
Love that CEC with the 3/4 down rod and the Palco style canopies.. Very neat!!
|
|
|
Post by Tais on Feb 26, 2016 2:02:20 GMT -5
I..WANT...THE...CEC...!!!
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2016 8:18:26 GMT -5
I love everything ! The victorian, SOS and the maui Bay are my favorites
|
|
|
Post by Jean Lemieux on Feb 26, 2016 13:19:41 GMT -5
Nice selection.
It's odd to see a plastic Emerson not yellowed but they look so much cleaner like this.
The Tatung is very cute. I love this kind of stencil.
I simply prefer the Nadair version of the Casablanca Saturn.
Do you prefer SMC Scandias with cane or the version with stencil? What is the wattage of the bulbs you use?
Very very cool Safer. Only the housing is too small. Other than that I love it.
The pitch on the CEC is similar to what some Quatre Saisons fans have.
|
|
|
Post by Jordan U on Feb 26, 2016 18:25:38 GMT -5
Excellent acquisitions, I really like them all!
|
|
|
Post by Max C. on Feb 26, 2016 20:05:29 GMT -5
Excellent scores as per usual Andrew! I would be interested in seeing more pictures of the "Starlet." Also, is the light kit on the Casablanca Spirit Of Saturn original, or did you supply that afterwards?
|
|
|
Post by Farah on Feb 26, 2016 22:05:21 GMT -5
Very nice fans you have there,Andrew.
|
|
|
Post by Noah C on Feb 27, 2016 1:23:55 GMT -5
The safer is really cool looking, actually! Nice Tatung and Evergo(s) spinners, as well. And even though Saturns are among my favorite fans of all time, they are overrated. By which I mean it is basically a panama with three Saturn rings around its motor housing, a stepped canopy, and its own light kit. But then again, they represent the essence of the Casablanca brand, which is especially valuable to collectors, which is why people spend cash in droves for these. Totally agree on you as far as this topic goes, though.
|
|
|
Post by Andrew G. on Apr 2, 2016 13:33:08 GMT -5
Backlog time again....and this one's a doozy.... Found two more of these things Old chunky Saff, labeled Kenroy; it was missing its original blades, so I slapped on a set of Homestead blades. Notice the chunky cast-aluminum spinner motor... So I went on a bit of a roadtrip and left home with 6 fans (4 to sell, 2 to trade)...AND THEN THIS HAPPENED... I leave with 6 fans and come back with EIGHTEEN.. I think I have a problem. Yes, that's a Century... Assorted parts OLD Low Profile with the isolation ring. KDK Royalaire.. mmm. Evergo 4E-2LW.. first one I've seen. Moss WF Series, made by New Fan. Missing its pullchain and capacitor, that should be fun... Leading Edge Hi-Tech 56; found this one in some abandoned bank. FINALLY found the childhood Laguna. Chunky Commander; using Alaska blades, since most of the original blade irons are either broken or missing. Ooo shiny... Gulf Coast TAT, I love these UFO things. Sheng Yuan/Alaska hugger; cast switch housing, has a MASSIVE spinner motor. Little Gold Line. And now, for the crown jewel... While wandering the decrepit streets of Detroit, I came across an old municipal building with a Century open-top; the place had been abandoned for about 15 years.. I was shocked that it hadn't been scrapped. Getting it off the ceiling was a major pain in the ass, but it eventually came free. The blades are only minimally warped, having been preserved by the institutional green lead paint. It's a model 172, serial# 45841. Aside from a worn thrust bearing, it purrs like a kitten and HAULS ASS (speeds are 275/185/115 rpm). This is quite possibly the most powerful ceiling I have ever seen.
|
|
|
Post by Adam D. on Apr 2, 2016 14:20:26 GMT -5
You defiantly hit a big score with all those 80s fans and the antique Century... Love the Gulf Coast made by TAT, Evergo, Laguna, that KDK, the WF series, the Union hugger and that odd looking GE vent commander, those NuTone verandahs, and the industrials...
|
|
|
Post by Jean Lemieux on Apr 2, 2016 19:31:38 GMT -5
The KDK Royalaire is very cool. I guess my favorite one is the Modern Fan Co Industry. They look so nice in copper with this blade finish. The Leading Edge Hi-Tech is really from 1989? I didn't know these were offered this late. It looks almost like a Weatherite, like I've been managing in the galleries recently, except these are usually from the 1970's and the upper canopy is different. Weatherite from the late 1980's and up had a pretty different motor. I guess Leading Edge offered them in this form for much longer. What is the lower canopy made of on this version? Here is the gallery: www.vintageceilingfans.com/membergalleries/gallery/browseimages.php?c=364Here is one that seems to be the same version as yours: www.vintageceilingfans.com/membergalleries/gallery/showimage.php?i=4598&c=364
|
|