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Post by Cole S. on Sept 29, 2012 16:48:35 GMT -5
Picked this beauty up by absolute chance in one of the new places I'll for sure be frequenting for fans. It was tucked WAY in a back corner in some storage tote, all I could see was what looked like a light kit sticking up so I crawled through crap to get back to it thinking it'd just be a small chandelier, but there it was. The original light kit was one of those typical Emerson-looking 5-light things, but it needs some work so I took it off for the time being. What was really interesting is the remote was missing, so I figured I'd have to do a whole conversion thing, but I opened it up when I got home and it'd already been done by someone apparently with half a brain! So it runs on high only, but works beautifully with a wall control. Original mounting and canopy were missing as well, but I stole them from a spinner for pics. I actually have spare canopies like this from Sean that he sent me years ago, somewhere... Overall though, really a great fan besides some scratches and slight pitting. I've wanted one of these for some time. I'm sure Vincent will likey, I believe this is similar to what was in his grandma's house?    |
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Post by Jonathan A. on Sept 29, 2012 16:59:36 GMT -5
Nice find, can't wait to see a video!
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Post by fancollector12 on Sept 29, 2012 17:56:29 GMT -5
Oh. My. God. That's the exact fan my grandma had in her old house! can I please have first dibs when you get rid of it?
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Post by Cole S. on Sept 29, 2012 18:06:43 GMT -5
Yup you're the first to ask. I see why you love it besides it just being a childhood fan. They're really beautiful.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2012 18:20:39 GMT -5
i can tell leslie or other grandma(who ever had it then)will love to see it back in vincent's family household,i do like it cole,nice find
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Post by fancollector12 on Sept 29, 2012 18:39:34 GMT -5
Yep, my grandfather (died before I was born) worked for Montgomery-Ward at the time he purchased the fan (in the late 80s) and he got an employee price on it. I sure wish I would've taken that fan out when she sold that house  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2012 18:59:56 GMT -5
I've passed these up many times. I'll grab them in the future.
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Post by Adam D. on Sept 29, 2012 19:17:10 GMT -5
I saw the same fan on Craigslist the other night.. I should have posted it..
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Post by Adam D. on Sept 29, 2012 19:30:09 GMT -5
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Post by Cole S. on Sept 29, 2012 20:28:15 GMT -5
Mm yup, looks like a normal one there. I like that switch cap better, I can actually probably find something like that for mine, might even have something already.
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Post by fancollector12 on Sept 29, 2012 20:46:11 GMT -5
My grandma did not have that switch cap, she had a standard one like Cole's has.
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Post by Jean Lemieux on Sept 29, 2012 21:27:14 GMT -5
It's rare that we see a GE vent fan with ornate details around the vents and the brackets are also like classic half moon brackets but with decorations on them. I like the idea.
The switch cap is very odd. I prefer a lot more the switch cap on the version that Adam posted.
I'm guessing it's a mid 1980s model.
If you can use it with a quiet multi speed ceiling fan control, it's fine then.
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Post by fancollector12 on Sept 29, 2012 22:45:26 GMT -5
Yes jean it would be from the mid 80s.
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Post by Cole S. on Sept 29, 2012 23:01:28 GMT -5
It's rare that we see a GE vent fan with ornate details around the vents and the brackets are also like classic half moon brackets but with decorations on them. I like the idea. The switch cap is very odd. I prefer a lot more the switch cap on the version that Adam posted. I'm guessing it's a mid 1980s model. If you can use it with a quiet multi speed ceiling fan control, it's fine then. It is literally a typical GE Vent but with ornate accents. I LOVE it. Yeah and it's like not even a switch cap. It's like cut out in the middle and another flat cap can go on the bottom. The design is only for the acceptance of early remote technology. I was thinking the same. It doesn't have a date on the capacitor like a lot of my other Evergos do, even if it was just an approximation. Actually, the cap was in the motor housing, but since the electronics in the switch housing were removed, I moved it down there because it just made more sense. Yeah works just fine with a wall control. Could always put in a variable speed box if independent control was necessary as well, it's pretty noisy even on a three speed control so the noise level probably wouldn't make a difference. |
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Post by Daniel G. on Sept 29, 2012 23:08:09 GMT -5
I was thinking the same. It doesn't have a date on the capacitor like a lot of my other Evergos do, even if it was just an approximation. Actually, the cap was in the motor housing, but since the electronics in the switch housing were removed, I moved it down there because it just made more sense.. Did you check on top of the switch housing? Two of my Evergos have dates up there. |
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