Dob
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Post by Dob on Oct 16, 2010 14:37:32 GMT -5
Here is a fine 1915 General Electric 78777 'three-star' oscillator fan. Three speeds, 6-wing brass blade, brass cage, quiet smooth operation. This fan is the Cadillac of it's time. One of my best fans.
These fans are scarce. Finding one such as this with no magnetic motor noise is not too heard of.
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Post by Dob on Oct 16, 2010 14:37:53 GMT -5
Rear view.
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Post by Rick M. on Oct 16, 2010 22:22:03 GMT -5
That is a purely outstanding fan there, Rob.
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Post by Chris H. on Oct 17, 2010 2:18:10 GMT -5
Damn nice.
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Post by tonyt on Oct 18, 2010 13:23:33 GMT -5
well today from goodwill i got my self a 1970s? i think hence the blue blades a 1970s "montgomery wards fan 12inch i think i it is tatung made i got the guy to reduce to 6.99
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Post by jonathan on Oct 28, 2010 18:36:10 GMT -5
Well, I found a Wizard Breeze Box and a JCpenny (Lakewood) S10 in the trash. The Lakewood has a shattered grill and chipped paint. The Wizard is rusty, has big dents, and needs a major cleaning. They both run. Great Restores!
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Post by tonyt on Oct 30, 2010 14:54:58 GMT -5
Well, I found a Wizard Breeze Box and a JCpenny (Lakewood) S10 in the trash. The Lakewood has a shattered grill and chipped paint. The Wizard is rusty, has big dents, and needs a major cleaning. They both run. Great Restores! i always love old beat up fans that run great it tells a story of the fan life |
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Post by Dob on Nov 11, 2010 16:55:18 GMT -5
Here is my latest fan. This is a late 1890's Westinghouse 13" table fan, also known as the "Tesla" fan. This is the only known fan to list Nikola Tesla's name on the motor tag in the patent information. The fan has two speeds but no speed coil. The motor is designed to run in parallel for high speed and in series for low speed. A unique design for it's time. The fan, as stated above, has an unusual 13" blade. These go for about $2500 in price.
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Post by Dob on Nov 11, 2010 16:57:02 GMT -5
Here is the rear view of the fan. Note the large open vents. These fans have very heavy wagon-wheel style rotors. Very simple yet elegant design for something around 110 years old.
The fan DOES work on both speeds but it needs to be rewired.
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Post by tonyt on Nov 12, 2010 1:25:56 GMT -5
wow cool fan rob
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Post by Dob on Nov 16, 2010 8:34:46 GMT -5
Not quite sure how to delete my old pictures to replace them so here are the new ones.
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Post by Dob on Nov 16, 2010 8:36:12 GMT -5
And the rear view in high quality.
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Post by Rick M. on Nov 19, 2010 18:25:25 GMT -5
That fan is super cool.  |
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Post by Chris on Nov 22, 2010 17:48:50 GMT -5
Just a 1980's 12" Sanyo. Got it for free after restoring a panasonic in working order at a thrift shop.  Interestingly, the blades are NOT brown, but rather a mix of brown and purple |
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Post by Rick M. on Nov 23, 2010 23:09:13 GMT -5
NICE Sanyo.
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