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Another option that would go well with white or off white.

I am not in the habit of creating posts to share completed projects, but thought I would share my joy of having finally completed a Mobilaire that has been gracing my shop for a couple of years. The Model is 16MA 3. I am not certain if the suffix "3" identifies 1953 as the year of manufacture. This fan has a "round" motor, is a 4 winger and has the round cap can design. The configuration aligns with the 1953 literature, but I am uncertain as to Westy's MY ID system. For not having a crazy number of parts I cannot say it was a breeze to pull off. I can see from past forum exchanges that others have found similar joys in the arduous task of paint prep, with some referring to the radial louvres as the "rings of death". I will note that the Westinghouse literature identifies louvres as "Air Injector Rings". ... theoretically "rings of life". I will not presume to project which state the rings represent, but will share that my consideration (while removing the paint with wire wheels) was... "why do I have nothing better to do with my life?" ... maybe it's kind of a middle ground. Also in the "pain in the a**" category... I found rewiring and rebuilding the original Leviton switch to be an hourlong exercise in patience. One of the leads came loose during disassembly. I really wanted to keep the original switch due to the all-metal construction. My thanks to Patrick Ray and Tony Clayton who dug out an Old Forum thread related to the capacitor / resistor values for replacement components. The thread initiated by a guest in 2015 shared a wealth of collected information / data that was quite well recorded, organized and presented. While my original capacitor tested fine (3.7 uF measured vs, 3.3 uF rated) I followed the urgings of the contributors to swap it out for a modern cap. I started with a 3.0 uF, (the value selected as the replacement in the 2015 thread, but ultimately deferred to the 3.5 uF / 450V as the fan seemed to run slow with the lower value in the circuit. This is now another lovely midcentury air mover with which to stay cool during the (not all that hot) Michigan summer. Take care, Steve

Just like I really needed another belt drive, just couldn’t turn down this little 24” Emmy. This will make two 24” Emmys so probably going to fix this one up for mom’s porch. Skeeters don’t stand a chance against these things.

You can order regular spray paint in RAL colors to match your powder from https://powderbuythepound.com/ and other powder suppliers. I use it for touchup and such. However, when I paint a fan in ivory or other special color I keep the tag background original/black. I feel certain the manufacturers did not ever paint tags to match on their special order finishes.

There is a chance if auction house used independent packing company they will try to declare nonfeasance. If it comes down to it your credit card company can assist in returning and refund through chargeback. Hopefully the house is between auctions and just not had a chance to respond.

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Jamie has worked really hard to make the forums a bit more user friendly. We now have a section for birthdays, congratulatory messages, etc under the Community section. Box fan tab now includes industrial fans, circulators, belt drives, etc. We hope you like the changes & hope it makes things more user friendly. I will be moving posts around to new areas the next several days, so be patient. THANKS JAMIE!

Thanks for all the hard work!

It’s finally here, safe and sound. The Old Forum is preserved for posterity! Special thanks to Larry, Jamie, Stan and the board for making this a reality!! I was happy to play a small part in this opportunity.

From Colliers June 19,1948

Great prep work and painting and resto all the way through... I too don't understand how later models received a lower "y number" designation (my seemingly earlier 16MA2 reads part Y 4630) but so be it... Maybe a guru will step in with more info. Here's another (clearly later) switch plate (not mine)... With Mobilaire so prominently in the title, I'm thinking this to be a good place to vest a little bit of outside information... don't wish to hijack your thread or detract from the fine job. I've not yet located Mobilaire advertising earlier than fan season 1950... Before Westinghouse offered the 12-inch residence fans with six-wing blades their 8-inch four-wing model was named their residence fan, and advertised as such. In the same manner, the name Mobilaire it turns out was also a reissue, the original being a free-standing air conditioner unit...

Well, I won the PI241 from that auction. Got a package yesterday and opened it up to see my Emerson... Didn't know Emerson offered an oscillating PI241. Oh wait, that's not the right fan. Looks like I got someone else's fan. Not happy. Auction house didn't exactly do a good packing job either. Someone here win an R&M 6 wing oscillator (think it's lot 201)? I've got your fan! Maybe you have mine?