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I'll try this again. Thought you guys might like seeing a a little hot air fan--toy version:

Thanks for cofirming my thought Chris. I guess it like Russ Huber said............... if there is not much being said about your posting............chances are it envey over what you found. Not an exact quote from Russ but something along those lines.

I can rewind that

So I won this auction for $1. It appears to be a swivel trunnion pancake missing the base and who knows what else. I am picking it up this Monday. Hopefully I can find the right base and the stator is intact. I know little about pancakes but for $1 plus a 90 minute drive each way I figure the parts alone are worth more than that.

Looks like a project, but for a buck something definitely worth it. A complete and working 1905 cake should sell in the neighborhood of $1000-1250 so looks like you have a lot of wiggle room to get the needed parts. While the adapter is a cool find, not sure what kind of value to assign it. I have a repop adapter that someone did twenty years ago on display in the museum. It is a copy of the 16 inch version....

Hey Trevor, congratulations on the pancake! Hope it turns out great!

The wall mount adapter knuckle is actually what causes the angle. The yoke is not canted.

Sorry for the delay Ajay.. just got a couple of snaps of my fan. Let me know what measurements you need for the cage. From memory I have seen the cage on my fan on this model before which is why I matched them up… it has the same dimensions as the Veritys Delhi fan My example is interesting with its Patent Applied For badge. I don’t know, maybe this implies it’s an earlier example?

What I'm studying is the yoke itself... Can you provide a 90° side profile photo Trevor, or confirm in text whether the yoke cants forward, as it appears it might do in your fourth photo? Photo angles play tricks and I (personally) can't judge just with that pic; seems as if the near side trunnion leans forward and the far side might not, and the motor center aligns with the post, making all parts actually vertical?... but if I'm viewing wrong, then I have to think this fan began its life as a bracket fan... Good observations Tony, a keen eye you've got........

Have it mostly disassembled. The stator has continuity and ohms out around 25.6. Looks like i will need a 1905 3/4in base, coil, switch and pointer, insulator grommets and caps for the terminal posts, one motor bolt nut. Looks like I may need a cage made or find a replacement. The front ring and the side wires are salvageable so I might be able to get someone to shape me the rear ring and then get someone to weld the wires to the back ring. But there is a lot of brazing waste left on the wires Id have to grind off to prep for welding and appearance. All the wires are 3mm except the rear which is 5mm.

I personaly think the added wall mount adaptor makes this a major score on top of a score Trevor.

The wall adapter finial was brazed into a hollow iron pipe. It should look close to normal once I detail sand it and it is primed and painted.

Orbitals are pricey. Don't rule out the Junior. Nothing junior about that one. Very high quality fan for much less than an orbital.

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Congrats Trevor. I thought I scored when I got a 1902 for $10. You beat me out.