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Louis Luu

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Just picked up this vertical toy motor fan.  I have never own a vertical toy motor fan before.  I will be turning this into a mini-bank teller's fan.

Exploded Bank Teller - Pre-1950 (Antique) - Antique Fan Collectors  Association - AFCA Forums

 

The base diameter is 6.5cm. the height is 5cm. or 8cm. including the shaft.

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Patent:

http://www.google.pn/patents/US1577280

 

Patent:

http://www.google.pn/patents/US1577280

 

Note that in the patents and descriptions of this fan as well as the Menominee vertical axis fans a number of purposes for the fans are stated but nowhere will one find that they were designed for bank teller use.  The Menominee is a "table fan" and the Xippas was a room ventilator per the patent.

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9 minutes ago, Steve Stephens said:

 

Patent:

http://www.google.pn/patents/US1577280

 

Patent:

http://www.google.pn/patents/US1577280

 

Note that in the patents and descriptions of this fan as well as the Menominee vertical axis fans a number of purposes for the fans are stated but nowhere will one find that they were designed for bank teller use.  The Menominee is a "table fan" and the Xippas was a room ventilator per the patent.

Agree.  Nonetheless, I can pretend to be a banker.

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2 hours ago, Louis Luu said:

Agree.  Nonetheless, I can pretend to be a banker.

Louis, will you lend
me some money?

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2 hours ago, Jay Carter said:

Your small motor is a #16 Kendrick & Davis (aka Kent Attwater) “Electric Top” circa 1901.

 

 

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Thank you.  This would be the same K&D for the Porter?  I have the tops.

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Yes. Kendrick & Davis (K&D)seemed to be the name used for the Porter series of small motors (and possibly Kent) early after ca. 1900 . K&D may have bought the Porter line-up , or just the patents ? K&D seem to have evolved latter to mostly quality jeweler’s tools.

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5 minutes ago, Jim Kovar said:

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Thank you.  I will have to take a closer look at it when it gets here.

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2 hours ago, Bill Dunlap said:

That must be a permanent magnet DC motor. Hope there is still some magnetism left......

Not sure about the magnetism.  I assumed it is a regular?  The gentleman I bought it from told me it runs.

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On 8/8/2022 at 4:12 PM, Steve Cunningham said:

I think at some time it was Porter, then Porter-Leavitt, then K&D Porter.

Year 1900 leaflets and brochures show a brief claim by “Kent” (of Arthur Atwater Kent Sr. fame) for the Porters, then quick subsequent advertising catalogs to Kendrick and Davis thereafter ward. 
Extra — Pic of 1909 No. 16 K&D advertising of the Electric Top

 

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19 hours ago, Bill Dunlap said:

That must be a permanent magnet DC motor. Hope there is still some magnetism left......

I have my doubts it is a magnet base motor.    If you look at the center of the rotor, note that it is rather heavy piece...momentum for spin...to keep it going.  The two ends of the rotor would chase the iron as it whips around while being energize through the commutator.  That is my guess.  I have seen similar design done this way for Geissler rotators as well.

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