Recovered Fire Victims

[J.J. A.]

A restaurant named Calico County caught on fire awhile back due to spontaneous combustion in the laundry room causing major damage to the inside of the building, but the outside came out with hardly a scratch. I got in touch with the owner who happens to go to my church and asked him if I could have the 9 ceiling fans that were in there and gave him my phone number. Well last week I got a call from the owner telling me they were ready for pick-up. My Mom took pictures of these fans sitting in front of the restaurant while I was taking them apart and loading them into the minivan. What I took home are 3 unknown brands or model names with GE vents, 1 Litex with footprint vents, 2 Harbor Breezes but not sure if they're Classics or Builders, 1 Hampton Bay Landmark but don't know if it's a ll, lll or Plus, 1 Hunter Coastal Breeze, and another one with the brand or model name unknown. All were antique brass until the fire & smoke got a hold of them. All of these fans still work after what they've been through, but I'm going to have to use one of them as spare parts because it got damaged to badly and has to many missing or broken parts. I'll take pictures & videos of these installed after I clean them up.

[Adam D.]

I defiantly love those GE vents..

[J.J. A.]

Jan 14, 2013 3:43:20 GMT -5 Adam D. said:

I defiantly love those GE vents..

Do you know what brand they are?

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toastmaster? (cane blade one)

[J.J. A.]

Jan 14, 2013 9:53:18 GMT -5 @jjeerreemmyy said:

toastmaster? (cane blade one)

Which one are you talking about?

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Jan 14, 2013 10:03:44 GMT -5 J.J. A. said:

Jan 14, 2013 9:53:18 GMT -5 @jjeerreemmyy said:

toastmaster? (cane blade one)

Which one are you talking about?

this one

[J.J. A.]

Here's a picture of what the inside of Calico County looked like before it burned. The Hampton Bay is barely in camera range but the Harbor Breeze & Hunter are in full view. Wish I was able to take a picture of all the fans before this happened but you never know when something is going to burn. This picture is not mine BTW.

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LOVE the 5 light kits in the restaurant. Sorry it burned.

[Adam D.]

One of the GE vents doesn't have the original blades.. You can tell much newer replacements have replaced the originals.. I see a label on one that appears to be the shape of my Decorative ceiling fan.. Are they very heavy? they look to be made in Hong Kong.. Can you read or clean the labels without removing the print?

[J.J. A.]

I'm thinking about leaving them like they are and taking pictures & videos of them installed but I still need to oil the bearings though.

[Rick M.]

Glad you were able to save those poor fans!

[J.J. A.]

youtu.be/pML7s4zDNEY youtu.be/X5oWVfGgSAA

[J.J. A.]

When you know somebody that works for a business your more likely to get stuff out of their otherwise it's like they don't have a care in the world what your interested in.

[Adam D.]

I saw the videos and it's very sad this had to happen to a small business like that... Family owned for over 30 years and lots of collectables that they found at flea markets over the years.. Why couldn't this have happened to a Walmart? but then again all that China made garbage could be very toxic to the ozone lol...

[J.J. A.]

I'd like to try to clean these up but I don't know if it will be that easy or not.