Two make a collection, right?
It was in ridiculous shape when I bought it from the estate sale. I put a good hour into washing, cleaning, and adjusting it. I used some steel wool to clean about 30 years of rust off of the blade, cage, and base. That was the long and tedious part. I opened up the insides, cleaned out the guts with some compressed air, and wiped the entire thing down with a magic eraser.
The thing runs like a champ with minimum rattle. I love it.
The best part about old vintage fans is how STRONG the flow of air is. No modern table fan can beat the power of this thing. THey don’t make ‘em like they used to, eh?
These were definitely made in a time when men were men and fans severed fingers.
Yeah I just recently read a story about a vintage fan collector who got the tip of his finger chopped off. The larger one that I have could most definitely do that. I’ve trained the kids to be frightened as hell of them. That and keeping them high up will hopefully allow them to live. Hopefully.
what a great find!