Codep vs. Antica

[JW]

Carrying this over from the Habitat 1/29 thread in order not to derail it with arguing:

I still haven't seen anyone on either forum come forward and present clear evidence of a connection between Codep or Antica. It seems like every time someone posts a picture of an Antica they found, everyone goes "oh, this is a Codep" and leaves it at that, even though there is no badging whatsoever indicating it as such anywhere on it. Are there any pictures floating around of a confirmed Codep that has all the features/details of these fans? Or even remotely looks like one?

Lots of these import fan companies were based out of Hong Kong - Codep, Antica, Tyeb, CEC, Moss, etc. etc. all of which made GE vent fans of some sort and of varying qualities. Only one or two even have the same bracket design (Classic Concepts is an example). Tyebs don't resemble Anticas at all, except for the very earliest ones having "TYEB" embossed into the switch cap like "ANTICA" is here (and an ornate one I found had "TYEE" instead).

As I posted in the other thread, Antica is a confirmed brand name as evidenced by this newspaper ad:
news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=19850720&id=VS1JAAAAIBAJ&sjid=q38MAAAAIBAJ&pg=1512,2892408

I have seen these things with all sorts of name labels/badges: "Eagle", "John Lucas", etc., but none that say Codep.

[Adam D.]

Looks to me Codep had nothing to do with Antica.. Everyone use to ID Moss fans due to the fact of the Canopy, but those Canopies are seen on many other labeled fans.. So point is, this fan may be identical and even have the same parts (or same shape blade tips) as a Codep ceiling fan has, but it doesn't make it a Codep..

[Deleted]

AFAIK Codep are the only other fans with that same canopy, and all of the other features are the same except the blade tips and vents. It's pretty clear they were made by the same factory.

That's all I have.

[Cole S.]

True, I've only seen Codeps with that canopy, unlike the Moss/Codep canopy crossover. I don't know about these well enough to really contribute further.

[Adam D.]

I think JW has posted enough evidence that Codep is not involved with these ceiling fans.. Same factory maybe, but domestic label no.. It shows in the ad Antica Enterprise V, Star V, and Voyager IV, if were Codep than the ad would be displaying these as Codep ceiling fans...

[Deleted]

I never assumed Codep was involved other than being made by the same factory, however I feel like being made by the same factory using similar designs is enough to group them together.

[Adam D.]

Speaking of the canopy, I personally have never seen this canopy on a ceiling fan labeled "Codep", I just started placing these fans in the Codep gallery due to the fact they were being identified as Codep, non of them actually have a label.. I'm curious to see one, can someone supply pictures or artifacts?

Dan if that's the case, then I should be placing Codep and Moss Heirloom Deluxes in the same gallery too?

This is sort of the reason why I have the Hong Kong and Taiwan galleries..

[Deleted]

When I was a kid, I saw an add for the exact fan shown on the left:



Listed as Codep.

[Adam D.]

That looks to be basically this fan with stencil blades..




Does that one on the left have Antica Stamped into the switch housing cap?

[Cole S.]

My Codep-labeled Windsong has a form of that canopy, I think Andrew's does too. (I've since removed that white paint from mine lol).

[Deleted]

I havent the faintest idea if anything is stamped in the switch housing of said Codep.