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Post by organist89 on May 16, 2007 7:04:48 GMT -5
In 1983, Casablanca paid a private firm in Virginia to write an actual book all about ceiling fans. It's called, aptly, The Fan Book. It's not well-known, and it's hard to find; but, it has tons of great pictures of old fans, and a wealth of great technical info. Though the book is ostensibly about ceiling fans in general, Casablanca shamelessly promoted all their own products. All the same, it's a really cool book, and I want everyone to have easy access to it, so I scanned every last bit of it, covers and all. Here it is:                                                                   |
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Post by Ben C. on May 16, 2007 13:26:32 GMT -5
Awesome Pierce, great read. I haven't taken the time to read it all yet, but I'm going to download it to read it. Man, right now there's a tornado watch here...
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2007 14:05:00 GMT -5
I love the fan book, especially the pictures. It's great to have a copy online. I worry about copyright issues though. If we can confirm there are no problems, maybe Adam can archive it in his website, rather than it being on the forums?
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Post by organist89 on May 16, 2007 15:52:41 GMT -5
Awesome Pierce, great read. I haven't taken the time to read it all yet, but I'm going to download it to read it. Man, right now there's a tornado watch here... Yeah, there's a severe thunderstorm watch for this gigantic triangle of northern Virginia and southwestern Maryland...and I live in northern Virginia...and I have to go to work in southwestern Maryland in a few minutes... But my god, tornadoes in Connecticut...wow lol! I used to live in CT, and I go back often to visit family, and I have never once seen a tornado there. |
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Post by organist89 on May 16, 2007 15:55:23 GMT -5
I love the fan book, especially the pictures. It's great to have a copy online. I worry about copyright issues though. If we can confirm there are no problems, maybe Adam can archive it in his website, rather than it being on the forums? I will try to confirm that there are no problems by, as is stated in the front of the book, getting the written permission of the publisher. But I'm just not too worried...this is an obscure old book, dealing with no-longer-made fans, containing essentially nothing but technical data and buying tips. No one here (notably me, since I scanned it) is making any monetary gain off of its presence, and we're using it as a reference only. That's my "Fair Use rationale". |
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Post by JW on May 16, 2007 22:07:31 GMT -5
The shaggy guy staring down the edge of the blade like a loaded rifle is my favorite.  |
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Post by organist89 on May 16, 2007 22:57:08 GMT -5
The shaggy guy staring down the edge of the blade like a loaded rifle is my favorite. LMAO!!! Brian Hicks has some other Casablanca pics that are really funny, notably pics of a guy installing a fan (I think it was a Zephyr). For some reason, this guy felt the need to install this fan while wearing an all-white suit with a red handkerchief in his pocket, and having that Enzyte look on his face:  |
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Post by Ben C. on May 17, 2007 13:25:47 GMT -5
Yeah, there's a severe thunderstorm watch for this gigantic triangle of northern Virginia and southwestern Maryland...and I live in northern Virginia...and I have to go to work in southwestern Maryland in a few minutes... But my god, tornadoes in Connecticut...wow lol! I used to live in CT, and I go back often to visit family, and I have never once seen a tornado there. Yes, there definitely are tornadoes here, most notably in the northern CT, Windsor Locks area. There was an F4 one there in 1979, the 6th costliest tornado in US history. Although, occasionally my area (Meriden) has a warning. There used to be a tree in my front yard that a tornado producing thunderstorm knocked over. |
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2007 10:08:29 GMT -5
Tom Frampton says there's a picture of him in the Fan Book. I dont remember which one, I'm wondering if that's it. But that guy looks older than Tom would have been at the time.
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Post by John "Rockin" Reed on May 19, 2007 21:25:53 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing the literature, Pierce...very educational for fan history. It's similar to Adam's link of the Moss history.
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Post by Louis on May 20, 2007 0:01:54 GMT -5
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Post by thefanman84 "Elder Moss" on Nov 20, 2009 13:18:14 GMT -5
LOVE EVERY PAGE!!!
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Post by Rick M. on Nov 20, 2009 22:05:08 GMT -5
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Post by Chris H. on Nov 24, 2009 18:50:33 GMT -5
^ Me too
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Post by thefanman84 "Elder Moss" on Jul 16, 2012 23:23:44 GMT -5
OMG THIS WAS BEAUTIFUL!!!! I LOVE THEM ALL!!!!!
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