Austin
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Post by Austin on Nov 7, 2010 17:40:45 GMT -5
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Post by jonathan on Nov 7, 2010 18:54:45 GMT -5
It looks pretty nice. I love the color. Too bad the light kit broke, it would have looked pretty cool.
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Post by Austin on Nov 7, 2010 19:18:56 GMT -5
It looks pretty nice. I love the color. Too bad the light kit broke, it would have looked pretty cool. Yeah the fan looked really good with the spot light kit on it but I'll probably go to Home Depot and see if they have a silver spot light kit. If they dont I'll just leave it with no light or put another light kit on it.
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Post by Cole S. on Nov 7, 2010 19:30:37 GMT -5
I see it's from Fire Bird. Interesting fan, I rather like the looks of it.
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Post by Farah on Nov 7, 2010 22:56:03 GMT -5
Nice fan! I hope that you enjoy it!
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Post by fancollector12 on Nov 8, 2010 8:01:53 GMT -5
Looks a lot like the St. Vincent.
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Post by thefanman84 "Elder Moss" on Nov 11, 2010 22:17:36 GMT -5
I had this fan I got like three of them
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Post by Rick M. on Nov 12, 2010 19:36:18 GMT -5
That's a pretty neat Hampton Bay. I like the finish.
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Post by Perrey Z. on Nov 13, 2010 21:29:59 GMT -5
Finally! someone found a Firebird-made fan. Now my knowledge of the existence of this manufacturer had been authenticated to the entire commmunity!
Back to the subject. This style was made into three different fans.
Painted colors (Black, White, Mauve, Slate Blue, Red) with integrated 4-light kit; The Bentley[/i] from 1988-1994.
Polished Brass with Black or White center brand no light kit; The Raleigh[/i] from1990-1993.
Chrome with Spotlight The Silverado Plus[/i] First version from 1989-1991. The second version was released in 1992 made by Fanthing based of the Craftmade Decorative with Lucite Plexiglas Blades without the integrated spotlight.
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Austin
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Post by Austin on Nov 21, 2010 10:52:14 GMT -5
I took down my I-fan since it was a bit too powerful for winter and put this Hampton Bay in its place. I cleaned it with 000 steel wool and then I cleaned the blades and other painted surfaces with 409. I also went to home depot and they had this pretty cool spot light kit that matches the fan so I added that since my room was pretty dark without it. Thanks for that information Perry. I would really like to see a Red Bentley fan it sounds cool.
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Post by Tais on Nov 21, 2010 12:48:06 GMT -5
cool.... can't wait to see the video
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Post by fancollector12 on Nov 21, 2010 13:23:56 GMT -5
Perrey, I'd love to see some of your HB catalogs when you have a chance!
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Post by JW on Nov 21, 2010 17:48:38 GMT -5
Dude... that is a COOL fan. Looks like Hampton Bay had some decent fans back in the day. I wonder if it is a Christina in disguise... same faceplate, canopy, brackets, and fat switch housing. I know, all of the above are found on other fans, but I don't think altogether. If the fan is from the mid-80's and has relatively fast RPM, it's definitely a possibility.
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Post by Christian C. on Nov 21, 2010 19:57:59 GMT -5
Dude... that is a COOL fan. Looks like Hampton Bay had some decent fans back in the day. I wonder if it is a Christina in disguise... same faceplate, canopy, brackets, and fat switch housing. I know, all of the above are found on other fans, but I don't think altogether. If the fan is from the mid-80's and has relatively fast RPM, it's definitely a possibility. nah, it's actually a national in disguise
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Post by Rick M. on Nov 21, 2010 22:08:48 GMT -5
Now THAT looks cool.
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