Post by Jean Lemieux on May 6, 2013 20:44:38 GMT -5
The same day that I got the Golden Fan spinner I also got this very small 4 Seasons. I did not got it from the same person as the Golden Fan though. I got this 4 Seasons for free.
I've never seen a Seville like this but I've often wondered if they had any version in polished brass. This one is unusually small. It's 20 cm smaller than my other Seville. It's only 70 centimeters across. What a weird size. I usually don't like so much fans this small because they are usually uglier modern styles. It's mostly Monte Carlo that makes fans this small but this one is a big exception being a brass vintage spinner and for free.
It features a type of nut that I've seen on some of their other models usually called ''Classic''. They even had this nut on one of their metal blade model. It's a big pointed nut that has a removable cap. It's held to the rest of the fan by two screws. The bigger screw in the middle is removable to be able to add a light kit. Inside this nut are wires for adding the light kit and like this one does not have a lower canopy, the capacitor is in this nut too. Before seeing this fan, I've only seen this style on nut on models that have a lower canopy.
The stickers are all peeled at the top of the motor so I cannot not know the exact date of it but it's got to be at least 1986 because usually before that year, 4 Seasons was not using fake wood finishes yet. 1985 and older they usually had stained wood like the nice quality blades with the tight wave cane. Also the fact that it has a ball & socket mounting on a spinner without lower canopy and switch housing is something that would not have normally been seen on a 4 Seasons of 1985 or older.
The second picture was taken during day light, that's why the colors appears different.
It has an audible hum but the bearings are very good, silent with a good spin down time. The speeds are all very fast which is normal with such short blades and this powerful motor. I get 120 rpms on the lowest setting.
In the video I show what it looks like when the cap on the nut is removed. Enjoy!
I've never seen a Seville like this but I've often wondered if they had any version in polished brass. This one is unusually small. It's 20 cm smaller than my other Seville. It's only 70 centimeters across. What a weird size. I usually don't like so much fans this small because they are usually uglier modern styles. It's mostly Monte Carlo that makes fans this small but this one is a big exception being a brass vintage spinner and for free.
It features a type of nut that I've seen on some of their other models usually called ''Classic''. They even had this nut on one of their metal blade model. It's a big pointed nut that has a removable cap. It's held to the rest of the fan by two screws. The bigger screw in the middle is removable to be able to add a light kit. Inside this nut are wires for adding the light kit and like this one does not have a lower canopy, the capacitor is in this nut too. Before seeing this fan, I've only seen this style on nut on models that have a lower canopy.
The stickers are all peeled at the top of the motor so I cannot not know the exact date of it but it's got to be at least 1986 because usually before that year, 4 Seasons was not using fake wood finishes yet. 1985 and older they usually had stained wood like the nice quality blades with the tight wave cane. Also the fact that it has a ball & socket mounting on a spinner without lower canopy and switch housing is something that would not have normally been seen on a 4 Seasons of 1985 or older.
The second picture was taken during day light, that's why the colors appears different.
It has an audible hum but the bearings are very good, silent with a good spin down time. The speeds are all very fast which is normal with such short blades and this powerful motor. I get 120 rpms on the lowest setting.
In the video I show what it looks like when the cap on the nut is removed. Enjoy!
