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Breadcrumb notes from my dad said this was a cage for a Peerless Spin Start fan. But none of the examples in the old AFCA gallery have these unusual brass struts at 12 / 3/ 6 / 9 o'clock (in the first pic below Steve!) with the thicker / reinforced connections to both the front and rear cage guard. Anyone have any ideas what fan this cage is for? It looks like Peerless but I can't find any examples with the cage so far .... Diameter is ~13" and depth is ~3" so this would be for a 12" fan.

I appreciate it and agree with everyone as purchasing another one is the logical solution. I had already spoken with Jerry Bravi before posting to the group and got his advice as well as the option to buy a reproduction from him. I know Jerry’s work is undoubtedly amazing, just wanted to see if I had a slim chance to keep it original. No worries, thank you for all the help.

I affected a repair on a Trojan hub once utilizing a sheet metal cut-out the same shape as the fingers, then brazed it all together. it worked, and I think it was safe, but it was a less than optimal repair in my estimation. Replacement is definitely the way to go.

Buy one from Jerry Bravi...definitely

Your post elicited some side talk about something that interests fan collectors, ie fans. Go figure. This is our forum to discuss these things that interest us, and you are at liberty to ignore if not germane to your request. I imagine if I posted a question about a Leica i got at a garage sale on a photography group I wouldn't get in a huff if it sparked a side conversation or didnt fully and satisfactorily give me a definitive answer. Please be courteous and gracious, as you are a guest on this forum, and we are not professional appraisers. Anytime you have to say "I'm not trying to be rude", chances are you are in fact being rude. Nevertheless, your price evaluation was answered early on. What I was alluding to about the marketplace was to qualify that you can set it at what you want; if someone bites, it's the right price. Lane elaborated further as to such contingencies, and value is a different thing than price. So since you're demanding a direct answer, I would not pay a fraction of your asking price...

What Mark said but it needs to be a grade 8 hardened bolt. And heat the hub with a heat gun. If you torque the blades too much you can bend them or loosen up the hub crimp. All of the questions you ask have been covered MANY times in the past. That’s likely why you did not get replies. Always best to search your questions first then ask if only you don’t find it.

Facing the fan, the blade unscrews to the right. You will have to take the bullet cover off the rear of the fan and possibly the gearbox. Now you will have to lock the rotor which the blade screws onto. There might be a hole in the back to stick a screwdriver thru to lock the rotor as you turn the blade to the right. Do not hit your windings. If this doesn’t work get a 3” bolt the same dia as the bolts you took off the gearbox and run it thru one of the threaded gearbox holes until you can stop the blades from turning. Good luck!

Or buy a new blade set from Jerry Bravi. Unless you can do the repairs yourself, you’ll likely have just as much into it.

Scott and Russ, I would never say Russ is anything but right of course. I would consult a quality weld shop in your area on this. Brazing cast has to be done where the cast is heated red evenly all over and only the fluxed brass gets melted into it, and then cooled slowly. since it is 4 wing, could be clamped 180 degrees across in orig position in a vise and then carefully drilled or chamfered or both for the brass to get a grip on. No question the right thing is to find another cast hub undamaged, but???

Not too long ago Steve Rockwell & I were making a diligent attempt to connect the dots with motor patent owner Joseph Lee and Levi Wing and the 1908 Bayley-Lee concern. Steve with his talent with directories had something with what I understood of Joseph Lee's trail of locations, or possible locations in the 19th. I get a little hurrah with stumbling on Lee's 94 filing motor patent. Beyond that, I have failed to find what connects Lee's motor patent to Edison.....Wing....and the later Bayley-Lee concern. Steve shared a dated June of 1900 brief article with the Levi Wing concern having DESK fans on the market. Despite the lack of validation, I have a firm gut belief Wing had those Beauty desk fans on the market in 1900. Just how the Bayley-Lee concern marketed the bulb ridden Baylee-Lee desk fans in 08 +(?)...........? An AFCA member who owns one of these shared a Baylee-Lee advertisement with me. It is legit. I can't find anything in electrical trade of these fans on the market in any shape or form. That advertisement leaned heavy on the Edison system. There is more than one mention of Joseph Lee connected to Edison and his system in the books. However, the specifics of Joseph Lee's connection to Edison remain a mystery. Joseph Lee himself remains a mystery. Who or what organization did Joseph Lee design that motor for in the mid 90s?? Kind of ironic it is shaped like a bulb. Steve nailed a 96 image of fan motors in an exhibition presented by the Edison Electric Illumination Co. Do you think we could get enough clarity to validate what those fan motors were? No. If Steve wants to add more, or correct something I said wrong, please have at it.

I give... That's the best I've got. Maybe you can show the rear view, provide another clue.....

Coul;d have been the Dragon , the light socket revolver or an 8" desk fan.Neat blade to have when the rest of the fan comes along

Nice work! Beautiful !

High speed on that fan is roughly 1550 RPM. So after you weld the wing back on and have it running in your home, just don't tell your wife how you fixed it. If the weld failed, and the wing did let go from the hub, you'll know without a doubt. Fact Jack. 🙂

Purdy fan.

Thanks Kim. Notice the emphasis on Edison (Bulbs- Incandescent lamps) with the 08 Bayley-Lee concern as opposed to the Levi Wing 1900 Beauty examples. Both have what appears to be the Joseph Lee motor patent issued in 94. Keep in mind, there is no proof I am aware of any of the L. J. Wing Beauty examples exist, or for that matter, were manufactured.

Museum example....

Who else oils commutators?