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Someone posted on another FB fan page but I thought I’d share the information here. Rustoleum has put Charleston Green back into production. Home Depot has inventory as well as other places. You’ll need to order it online. I doubt you’ll find it at your local store but they have free shipping now online. It’s sold as a case of 6 for around $35 For new restorers, this is a decent match for the GE Loophandle fans that have the very dark green paint. A collective sigh of relief! Merry Christmas folks!

Picked this up over the summer. I have a soft spot for these later westy's. I like the way Westinghouse kept updating the design based on the original power-aire, just with current materials. Anyway I thought it would be a quick turnaround then found out the oscillator shaft in the motor housing was wallowed out. How that happened is beyond me, the fan weighs about 3 pounds and there's just not a lot of pull on it. I ended up drilling it round and putting a liner in. There was not a lot of material to work with so I used a thin steel piece I had on hand. Blade had a deep scratch I took out with some fine sandpaper and novus polish. It works pretty well now. 2 speeds. I'll use it in the office this coming summer. It's all original finish down to the cord. Not perfect but perfectly original.

Yes John it took a while to finger it out but it worked out great.

Louis, looks like great progress! I can't edit my posts by clicking the three dots in the corner. The only option that appears for me is "share". In another thread I asked someone to DM me because I can't DM anyone. I thought it was because my post count isn't enough yet for the forum, but a moderator told me it is because I don't have a paid account. :o( BOO! I wonder if I become a paying member if I can edit my posts as well as DM members. I'll have to look into it, but this would be the first group that I have to "pay" to join. I just wanted to make mention of the fact that the Collar Oscillator is VERY similar to the GE Coin Operated Hotel Fan, and all the photos I can find online of the Coin Op have an oiler on the front nose cone. HOWEVER, it isn't straight down, it's actually at a 45 degree angle down. I'm glad you'll offer the nose cone both ways, with and without an oiler. References https://auctions.morphyauctions.com/COIN_OPERATED_GE_HOTEL_FAN_-LOT476964.aspx https://antiquefanparts.com/12-ge-coin-op-prepayment-fan-restored/ https://antiquefanparts.com/12-ge-coin-operated-fan/ https://www.ebay.com/itm/175325226102 https://antiquefanparts.com/original-front-motor-housing-nose-for-ge-coin-op-blasted-ready-for-paint/ https://afcaforum.com/view_topic.php?id=57489

Brushes project from the rotor in opposite directions. The "copper plate" being a stationary slip ring... and on the opposite side, the stationary commutator.

Menominee tab base snowflake, almost done.