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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2016 18:46:57 GMT -5
Certainly does look like something Mistral would sell and don't disagree with it looking like a fan from my country. AFAIK Mistral didn't sell these in Aus though, never seen one, must have only been sold by Mistral California.
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Post by Jared H. on May 18, 2016 16:01:17 GMT -5
As a child, I visited a Mt. Carmel, PA, restaurant that was stuffed full of those fiction-drive little NuTones. They were never on. One by one, they were replaced the Encon five-cane bladed fans with a school house light kit. I am sick as a dog, so the name escapes me, but it was a common Encon fan. Every replacement fan would be running on high in reverse, and all the friction-drive NuTones were off. I have not been back to that restaurant since I was 14, and I am now 30. Although it is still open for business. I live about 1,700 miles from there, so I doubt I will be back there any time soon. But that was the ONE and ONLY place I ever saw those amazing little Nutone fans. I must comment on that stunning Terra Cotta Hunter. When I lived in the northeast, I found one at a Habitat store prior to them no longer carrying ceiling fans. I installed it in my mother's house in her master bedroom. She was thrilled, despite its 90's look. The damn thing didn't run. Bad capacitor, I am sure. However I was leaving town for good and didn't have time for a nice vintage replacement. I ordered one of those Casablanca Gallery fans that are identical to the Hunter version. All was well and good, but now the wattage limiter on the light has failed. It has all three original bulbs installed, but they pulsate like a strobe light. Thankfully, a good friend of mine who is a licensed electrician is going to gut the limiter out of there when she has time. Hunter/Casablanca really shat the bed in the last several years. I am going to rant if I do not go to bed soon, so I will stop here. PS The Habitat stores here in Texas still carry fans. However, they destroy them. They throw them in piles, separate mounting hardware and throw it in one big box, toss assembled fans on the floor, etc. To add insult to injury, lots of mint fans get a Sharpie marker price written directly on the blade. If I had the time, I would volunteer just to clean up the fan department. I stopped going to the store because it just made me sad. RE: Texas habitats: I concur with the sharpie motor prices, but the ones I frequent do not destroy the fans....
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Post by Max C. on May 21, 2016 16:26:23 GMT -5
The Habitat stores here in Texas still carry fans. However, they destroy them. They throw them in piles, separate mounting hardware and throw it in one big box, toss assembled fans on the floor, etc. To add insult to injury, lots of mint fans get a Sharpie marker price written directly on the blade. If I had the time, I would volunteer just to clean up the fan department. I stopped going to the store because it just made me sad. RE: Texas habitats: I concur with the sharpie motor prices, but the ones I frequent do not destroy the fans.... Which specific ReStores if I may ask?
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Post by Jordan U on May 28, 2016 9:47:25 GMT -5
What obscure fans.. Very neat!
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Post by Jared H. on May 30, 2016 23:00:00 GMT -5
The Habitat stores here in Texas still carry fans. However, they destroy them. They throw them in piles, separate mounting hardware and throw it in one big box, toss assembled fans on the floor, etc. To add insult to injury, lots of mint fans get a Sharpie marker price written directly on the blade. If I had the time, I would volunteer just to clean up the fan department. I stopped going to the store because it just made me sad. RE: Texas habitats: I concur with the sharpie motor prices, but the ones I frequent do not destroy the fans.... Which specific ReStores if I may ask? I frequent Plano, Northwest Dallas, and Lake Highlands. One of the habitats i visit whenever I can is river oaks, they're the ones with the sharpie habit, albeit usually on the sideband. Arlington put every fan they have out for sale, complete or not.
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Post by Andrew G. on Jun 1, 2016 22:18:03 GMT -5
So I finally found my first normal K63 fan... mmm. Another one of the fans from my midwest haul.
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Post by Adam D. on Jun 1, 2016 23:38:31 GMT -5
Love both.. I'd defiantly would pick both of those up if I found them local to me..
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Post by fancollector12 on Jun 2, 2016 0:16:54 GMT -5
I like the Zephyr and the Sea Island!
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Post by Cullen D. on Jun 2, 2016 1:46:11 GMT -5
That black Zephyr is BEAUTIFUL. Is that its original finish?
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Post by Jared H. on Jun 2, 2016 2:14:23 GMT -5
That black Zephyr is BEAUTIFUL. Is that its original finish? Yes, CB-x08 was Charcoal Black.
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Post by Jordan U on Jun 2, 2016 11:35:19 GMT -5
Both are lovely!
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Post by Max C. on Jun 2, 2016 14:54:02 GMT -5
That Casablanca Zephyr is astounding! Yes, CB-x08 was Charcoal Black. That I am aware of, however the fan almost appears to have been spray-painted afterwards...
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Post by Andrew G. on Jun 2, 2016 15:41:57 GMT -5
however the fan almost appears to have been spray-painted afterwards... The finish is all original, it's actually a textured black. Oh, and this is what I first saw in the box...
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Post by becausecanadia on Jun 2, 2016 19:29:10 GMT -5
That Zephyr looks classy AF, you should give it to me.
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Post by Adam D. on Jun 2, 2016 19:42:12 GMT -5
Those blades tho.. Looks like they belong on some 90s Gulf Coast..
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