Mike Kearns Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Louis Luu said: Very cool! Mike, how does Air Beam fit into this? Was it a knockoff of Roto Beam? Air-Beam IS definitely a Roto-Beam company. It's purpose is that it was a distributor for the Roto-Beam brand. Look on the left front of the 1935 catalog, which is published by Air Beam: And from June and July of 1936: Edited May 20, 2022 by Mike Kearns 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Durbin Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 I really like the large roto beam blades! 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Durbin Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 My precious! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Kearns Posted October 29, 2022 Author Share Posted October 29, 2022 (edited) A busy Saturday night at Tony's Tavern, 31st and Federal street on the South Side of Chicago in 1941, an early Roto-Beam pedestal to the left corner, and a Dallas Airplane ceiling-hung circulator fan to the right. : And the other side of the image, note the exhaust fan to the right side of the image: A closeup of the band because why not: And some other folks, just enjoying the food, drink, music and company under the breeze of cool, deco circulators... From 1935 - Edited October 29, 2022 by Mike Kearns 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Kearns Posted November 4, 2022 Author Share Posted November 4, 2022 (edited) Unidentified bar in Cincinnati, Ohio, about 1953, images courtesy of J.A. Harris, note the early Roto-Beam in the corner: Edited June 12, 2023 by Mike Kearns 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Kearns Posted October 28, 2023 Author Share Posted October 28, 2023 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Michael Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 On 5/19/2022 at 5:03 PM, Mike Kearns said: @Mike Kearns Mike, what is the diameter of this base? Is it 6"? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P Dempsey Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 just popped on this - Year?? First Roto Beam I've ever had. I had seen a few with Bakelite blades, but was wanting cast metal. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P Dempsey Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 came in 16" and 10" also 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P Dempsey Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 10" model 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P Dempsey Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 I'm gonna guess 1940s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Kearns Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 On 12/14/2023 at 10:49 AM, Paul Michael said: @Mike Kearns Mike, what is the diameter of this base? Is it 6"? 6 by 6 inches. Those Roto-Beam ten inch cast-aluminum criss-cross based desk fans are fun to collect, they will either have decal or later metal motor tag. 1936 to 1938-ish, that fan is in the line-up, with more images. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Kearns Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 On 12/14/2023 at 3:04 PM, Steven P Dempsey said: I'm gonna guess 1940s. 1941, to be precise, Stephen. The same style is marketed by Roto-Beam from 1939 to 1940, then Peerless buys Roto-Beam in 1941, adding their name to the badges. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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