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Post by Andrew G. on Jan 22, 2013 12:25:22 GMT -5
I've just run by complete accident into a scan of an Eagle Fan Corp. catalog page. I won't post it here as I don't have the original poster's permission, but it depicts all four fan finishes as well as the wall sconce-- and, better yet, it has PRICES! You do not need someone's permission to copy and share a catalog page. The fact that it's a catalog page means that anyone and everyone can see it (zillions of catalogs printed, anyone could have one), thus.. fair-use. By the way, the chain-hung baby fernleaf in the background of one of the shots in this thread...has caused me to drool.  |
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Post by jonasclark on Jan 23, 2013 12:00:26 GMT -5
That chain-hung Emerson is owned by Chuch Abernathy, and it IS drool-worthy. He also has a copper one on much, MUCH longer chains and also with the three-legged decorative spreader halfway down, in a rotunda in his house. I've saved a bunch of photos of his ceiling fan collection off the AFCA boards, and he's got everything: Guths, Fandoliers, bird fans, Victor Zephyrs, column fans, ornate DCs, R&M models A-through-G, all sorts of airplane fans, belt fans, gyros, rare weird stuff-- you name it, he's got it. As far as I've seen, he doesn't have a Grand Duchess, though maybe just because it isn't antique?
And even so, if it seems that this is the ONLY copy floating around online, I think it's polite to ask. I got in contact with the widow of Mr. Eagle, and after some searching, she couldn't find any catalogs or other material; this one has stamps from The Fan Man in Dallas, and I have a feeling this guy bought his old bird fan there (or at the family auction) and got the page that way.
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Post by Zachary Yarnes on Jan 23, 2013 13:26:45 GMT -5
Chuck Abernathy has the most legendary fan collection known to man, all located in one of the most incredible houses I've ever seen! He happens to live in the same city my cabin is in.
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Post by jonasclark on Jan 23, 2013 23:01:51 GMT -5
I'd LOVE to see that collection in person. The photos alone make my jaw hit the floor.
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Post by jonasclark on Jan 25, 2013 2:45:36 GMT -5
Catalog page. If the original poster wants it removed, I'll remove it.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2013 14:56:00 GMT -5
BEAUTIFUL.
I cant believe how lucky you got, Jonas!
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Post by Cole S. on Jan 25, 2013 21:10:14 GMT -5
Very neat. Awesome to see the literature on them, thanks for posting them up.
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Post by jonasclark on Jan 26, 2013 5:19:37 GMT -5
I like the confirmation that the wall sconce existed, since it was pictured on the box. Now if only I could track one of those down...
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Post by jonasclark on Jan 27, 2013 10:28:29 GMT -5
After a bit more research, the Fan-Lite Model 16's light fixture may not have been made by Mid-West Chandelier, even though they produced the fan. I see it listed as being made by the Cincinnati Ornamental Brassworks. Here is the complete chandelier: www.deconites.com/pageC28.htmlAnd the sconces: www.vintagelights.com/product/ultra-deco-1930s-pair-bronze-slip-shade-wall-sconces.htmlThe filigree sections on the originals are a bit more three-dimensional than the copies, and the flowers have orange color in the center. The sconce has a nifty little skyscraper-like bit at the top of the backplate. I have no idea whether the replica sconces had a rotary switch like the originals, but most 1920s and 1930s sconces had a switch on the fixture, rather than being controlled from a main switch. |
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Post by sellenit on Jan 6, 2014 22:43:10 GMT -5
I have two of these LeFelle fan-lite's for sell but don't know how or who. Any ideas Zackrie @ aol dot com
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Post by organistjx on Jan 7, 2014 0:59:37 GMT -5
To be honest, I thought that Fanimation came up with the whole bird-wing fan idea... guess I was wrong.
Nice find by the way. Wonder what a black or white one would like...
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Post by jonasclark on Nov 25, 2014 11:50:33 GMT -5
Organistjx, I've only ever seen photos of the bright and antique brass fans, mine being the only bright brass I've seen. I do know this: both of those usually came with gold-finished or brown-painted blades. The black and white fans had matching blades. Mine may be even less common than I thought: my box is marked black fan, clear glass, and despite being brass, my fan has black blades!
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Post by Jordan U on Nov 26, 2014 19:34:45 GMT -5
Those wall sconces are expensive!
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Post by tlevelle on Jun 12, 2022 14:51:10 GMT -5
I do, too, Austin, though this is a very close copy of an original model. But I don't stand the slightest chance of funding an original in good shape... The Fanimation Air Shadow is nice. The Hunter Fan-Away, and there's another company doing a similar one with clear blades, would be awesome if they had classy light kits, as opposed to ones that look like something you'd see in a hallway of a plain, modern office building. Dan, there's no motor access from below. The light kit is attached to the completely solid bottom of the motor cover. If you unwired the light and switches and unscrewed the light sockets/assembly, then remove four screws, the entire brass pan would come off. But there is NO WAY I'm taking that thing down just to do that! |
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Post by tlevelle on Jun 12, 2022 14:54:07 GMT -5
My great grandfather was Clarence LeVelle. He was the inventor of the LeVelle fan light. We have several of the fan lights but I would like to know more. Has anyone seen one of the catalogs?
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