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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2014 13:45:44 GMT -5
I think I might hang onto it for awhile. Its definitely one of the gems in my collection. BTW let me know when you are ready to go on with our current transaction. hahahaha you're a smooth one!
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Post by Matt B. on Jan 26, 2014 17:10:04 GMT -5
That's how I roll.
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Post by Matt B. on Feb 1, 2014 17:09:54 GMT -5
These first find was free from a house I worked in at my job. We replaced 2 Harbor Breeze Bella Vistas with Minka-Aire Concept IIs. We asked the homeowner what they were doing with the old fans and they just said that they were being thrown out so when I heard that I offered them to take the fans. The Bella Vistas were Oil Rubbed Bronze and Satin Nickel I donated the oil rubbed bronze one to Habitat, the satin nickel one went with Charlie. They told me that they had a 3rd fan in a box, and they asked if I could take that one, so I agreed. I was expecting something different but It was a White Hunter Summer Breeze which I plan to hold onto for now. I have pics of the Bella Vistas If anybody wants to see them let me know. These last 2 finds were Habitat scores and good ones too. 1st fan is a brass non-orante Emerson (Sears) TOC. Missing mounting hardware unfortunately. The 2nd fan is one of those old NuTone Friction Drive Verandahs. This one has replacement blades. I do have correct blades for it however. It still works on both speeds and has all mounting hardware.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2014 23:30:05 GMT -5
That Nutone is a serious childhood fan, if you ever decide to part with it PLEASE let me know!
I also love the TOC!
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Post by fancollector12 on Feb 1, 2014 23:53:35 GMT -5
At least the Concept II's were better than the Bella Vistas. Like the Summer Breeze. Also those FD Verandahs are hard to come by, they're cool fans!
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Post by Cole S. on Feb 1, 2014 23:54:15 GMT -5
Everything is great! I love the friction drive, will be fantastic with the right blades.
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Post by mndoss06 on Feb 2, 2014 9:12:28 GMT -5
The friction drive is great! I don't think I've ever seen one before in person.
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Post by Matt B. on Feb 2, 2014 16:49:33 GMT -5
Here are the Emerson and the NuTone all cleaned and fixed up.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2014 17:45:43 GMT -5
Nutone would have originally came with the plastic fake cane, and an optional schoolhouse globe.
I love them both and really, really want the Nutone!
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Post by Matt B. on Feb 2, 2014 20:09:33 GMT -5
Really, was stencil blades an option for these? The blades that I have on the fan now appeared to have been on one of these fans originally. I know for a fact the light is not original. I thought it was a light fixture but it is a actual fan light kit.
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Post by Farah on Feb 2, 2014 20:22:30 GMT -5
Nice fans you have there. I hope that you enjoy them.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2014 21:01:19 GMT -5
When they first came out, they came with the 52" plastic blades blades and schoolhouse globe. They were only offered in brown/brass and I cant remember if it was AB or PB.
At some point the globe became optional, 36" blades became an option, and they added white and whatever other brass finish.
I BELIEVE that at some point, the friction drive was offered along with other models, and THAT is when you could get wood blades with it. But I have never seen any catalogs that offered anything other than the plastic blades, or any other fans at the same time.
I'm wondering if Nutone dealers had a surplus of friction drive motors and offered them with wood blades after they were discontinued, to get them out the door?
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Post by Matt B. on Feb 2, 2014 22:27:00 GMT -5
When they first came out, they came with the 52" plastic blades blades and schoolhouse globe. They were only offered in brown/brass and I cant remember if it was AB or PB. At some point the globe became optional, 36" blades became an option, and they added white and whatever other brass finish. I BELIEVE that at some point, the friction drive was offered along with other models, and THAT is when you could get wood blades with it. But I have never seen any catalogs that offered anything other than the plastic blades, or any other fans at the same time. I'm wondering if Nutone dealers had a surplus of friction drive motors and offered them with wood blades after they were discontinued, to get them out the door? Interesting. I bought that set of blades the same time I bought that set of 36" white plastic cane blades with the brass badges I sold to you. They both had the mark of the blade arms on top of the blades before I cleaned the dust off of both sets. I would guess that habitat had the motors to both sets of blades but both motors were long gone when I bought the blades. So I would guess those fans wore originally installed about the same time. I really don't think it matters but these stencil blades are real wood not plywood if that makes any difference. Who knows what this fan had originally, since it had those shiesty Hampton Bay blades on it. Which are now in the trash.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2014 23:11:46 GMT -5
I have seen wood blades on the friction drives before as well.
However, in catalogs and similar, I've only seen them offered with plastic blades.
As a child, when I saw them installed, they had plastic blades.
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Post by JW on Feb 2, 2014 23:18:40 GMT -5
When they first came out, they came with the 52" plastic blades blades and schoolhouse globe. They were only offered in brown/brass and I cant remember if it was AB or PB. At some point the globe became optional, 36" blades became an option, and they added white and whatever other brass finish. I BELIEVE that at some point, the friction drive was offered along with other models, and THAT is when you could get wood blades with it. But I have never seen any catalogs that offered anything other than the plastic blades, or any other fans at the same time. I'm wondering if Nutone dealers had a surplus of friction drive motors and offered them with wood blades after they were discontinued, to get them out the door? What about the clockwise pitch? I've seen both... anyone know which version came first? Or maybe they were both produced at the same time (maybe even haphazardly)?
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