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Post by Andrew G. on Nov 8, 2016 20:11:52 GMT -5
And suddenly, a wild Saff appears...
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Post by fancollector12 on Nov 9, 2016 2:01:54 GMT -5
neat!
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Post by becausecanadia on Nov 10, 2016 20:04:58 GMT -5
Looks like a Banvil
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Post by Adam D. on Nov 10, 2016 21:24:48 GMT -5
Very odd.. I'm sure cheap.. Even though Saffs are cheaply made, they defiantly have a great appearance, and they do hold up very well..
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Post by Andrew G. on Nov 10, 2016 22:28:23 GMT -5
Very odd.. I'm sure cheap.. Even though Saffs are cheaply made, they defiantly have a great appearance, and they do hold up very well.. 3/4" downrod and cast-aluminum motor.. but yeah, probably cheap in comparison to other fans of its kind at the time. Either way, it was free, so.. no complaints here.
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Post by Andrew G. on Dec 31, 2016 1:09:03 GMT -5
Aaand backlog time... Pastel navajo Delta II. As some of you may know, I don't particularly care for Delta IIs....unless they're 5-speed or in this case, a rare finish. Missing its canopy, but a matching K4S light certainly makes up for it. When I first saw this abomination, I figured it was either incorrect blades or something went wonky at the factory; however, I quickly realized that this thing is, in fact, legitimate. Despite the puny little motor housing, there is a 52" spinner motor hiding within. And another addition to the collection of queer. Dates to 1993. Evidently, these were sold at Home Depot before Hampton Bay ruined everything. Mmmmm, chuuunk. I had been looking for a super-early SMC Emperor for quite some time. This one dates to December 1981; it has no independent light lead and the spinner motor actually has screw threads atop the outer lip, implying that this motor was also used in the spinner configuration. Oh look, another silly Stratos; this time, a 42" with the neat integrated halogen spotlight. Circa March 1989. Because ending the year with a random pile of fan is always fun... I went to pick up 2 brass Reversair Originals off Craigslist, only to get there and find that one of the wing-tipped walnut blade sets was missing; so what happened next? The lady threw not one, but FOUR random early bright brass Hunter Custom Homes at me to compensate... Oh, and Habitat coughed up a couple goodies for cheap. Hunter Marseille, c. 2003. One of those obscure Prestige models from the '00s. Price was right, so I thought why the hell not.
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Post by fancollector12 on Dec 31, 2016 1:34:19 GMT -5
Nice finds! I like that Hunter. A hotel room suite in Florida I stayed in had 2 in bronze with 4-light turtle fitters... I think they have the AirMax as well... I'll tell ya, the one in the living room I slept in (I slept on the sofa bed) kept me cool all night! I love the yellowish finish on yours more, though!
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Post by Andrew G. on Dec 31, 2016 1:56:13 GMT -5
I think the finish was called "fossil", but don't quote me on that.
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Post by fancollector12 on Dec 31, 2016 4:27:55 GMT -5
It might've been but it looks cool regardless of what it's called... it does have an AirMax, right?
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Post by Andrew G. on Dec 31, 2016 14:07:28 GMT -5
It might've been but it looks cool regardless of what it's called... it does have an AirMax, right? Nope.
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Post by fancollector12 on Jan 1, 2017 2:09:00 GMT -5
Hmmm... I thought it did but maybe this one didn't.
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Post by Andrew G. on Feb 12, 2017 12:02:40 GMT -5
Oh look, backlog. Union High Class; cast-iron spinner motor. Upon casual observation, you might think this is a CEC.. nope. As per usual, it hauls ass. Mmm, another black Hacienda. So I procured one of those queer GE-vent close-mount spinners...aaand they're TAT. This one was missing its mounting bits, so I had to improvise by adding a different downrod coupling. Went to a Habicrap...aaand it was turd city; so I settled on the least crappy of the bunch: A NIB View-Fan. Aaand another Petal. This time, 3-speed. "SmartFan".. otherwise known as a chunky Shi Chen GE-vent. And I'm pretty sure I've nailed down the OEM for all the Caribbean Breeze variants... Moss Tropical Breeze. I've always kind of wanted this type. Sears TOC, dated 1986. 4-speed, per usual. Don't you just love when this happens? Ornate SMC A52, variable-speed; I had been after one of these for a while. This one was pulled out of an abandoned house in Detroit.. and it didn't have a lot of time left; the entire rear facade had collapsed and the kitchen was collapsing into the basement. Palm-Air close-mount GE-vent. I think I faintly remember when 84 Lumber still sold fans. Oh look, a pile of Four Seasons... And yes, these are 3-speed by nature. Oh, Balls. So it turns out the the oldest standard SMCs use modified Laguna motors; they modified the bottom end bell to accommodate standard blade irons, while leaving the top end bell alone...which means, 4 sets of screw holes were retained...allowing for this abomination to occur... Not a new acquisition, but this is the first time I've gotten a picture of it assembled. Needs blades. NOW. Lighted baby roundnose, dated 1930. Ooo, more queer! Air Cool spinner; I had seen these in 4-blade before, but never in the 3-blade configuration. The motor is also non-reversible for some ungodly reason. American Industries thing. 4-speed clock-knob. Went to a different Habicrap.. and in a sea of turds, this appeared. Dates to 1983. One of the Reversair irons is out of clock, but the fact that the blade weights are mismatched actually evens things out perfectly.. leaving the fan with minimal wobble. The low profile light is R&M era, and the configuration is a bit odd; the speed pullchain is housed within the light kit itself, with a brass cap filling the switch housing hole.
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Post by Parkman on Feb 12, 2017 12:42:09 GMT -5
Nice Finds, REALLY nice!
I love the Ventura and that Palm Air especially!! My grandmoms friend had one during my childhood. Gotta find one one of these days.
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Post by Jordan U on Feb 12, 2017 17:34:55 GMT -5
There are some really strange spinners here! I like them..
Interesting discovery on the Caribbean Breeze front..
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Post by Aaron T. on Feb 12, 2017 18:46:11 GMT -5
I love the black Hacienda and the ornate A52!
Also, do you have any pics of the house that the A52 came out of? I'm curious to see what the rest of the house looks like now...
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