Vintage Dominion Desk Fan Acquired!

[Rick M.]

While I was on my vacation to Nashville, Indiana, I did some antique shopping, and I saw this on a shelf in an antique store called Cathy's Corner:
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I decided to buy it. It ended up costing $25; not a bad price. ;D
Anyway, here it is, a 1940's Dominion desk fan in green. ;D Very cool fan:
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Here's the label. It's scratched a bit:
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More pictures:
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Here it is on. It runs very nicely, but it needs a little oil, as it makes some noise when starting up:
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And here is the label on the bottom of the base:
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Enjoy! I'll get the video up soon.

[Rick M.]

I got the video loaded! Here it is. I took it with my phone so it has sound. You can hear in the video the rattling noise it makes when starting up. I need to oil it. I'll take another video when I do.

Anyway, enjoy everyone!

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[Cole S.]

Very nice. Most Dominions with that label on the front have it completely missing, so it's good you got part of it. I once saw a blue one with a PERFECT label, but didn't get it because I was not aware that the label made it that much more valuable.

It seems to me Dominion had some problems with rattly fans. I have a completely different model than yours, and it rattles like there's no tomorrow. They're interesting fans, but they are SOOOO noisy.

[Rick M.]

Thanks, Cole! That's neat that I do have part of the label.

Anyway, here is a video of it with narration:

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Enjoy, everyone! ;D

[Rick M.]

This morning, my Dominion started making this horrible grinding noise when turned on. It would start out rattly and then grind horribly. I gave it a squirt of oil; the grinding ceased, and the rattling nearly dissappeared. It runs like new now, and I'll get the video posted soon! ;D

[Rick M.]

I just got the video up of the fan after I oiled it. It runs GREAT now, and I'm so happy! Enjoy the video:
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[Jean Lemieux]

I remember seeing this fan in the movie Hearts In Atlantis(2001) set in 1960. I recognize the grill design, I was wondering what it was. We see it in the movie when Bobby wakes up at the beginning and its 11th birthday.

It remind me of the 1950s Westinghouse.