Daniel OToole Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Nice to see that these run as new 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Stephens Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 I like the side and rear view of my 2010 since I think that the 6 wing blade covers up the interesting looks of the front of the motor. Cords and feet are new, the rest is all original. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Dunaway Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Boy Steve, that one musta sat on the top shelf in a closet forgotten about for half a century or more. Dan'l , yours made a great comeback for sure 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Henderson Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Looks like it was put away after just one summer season! Unreal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kilnapp Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Gorgeous fans! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Stephens Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 (edited) There is a story to my Emerson 2010. Vert early in my collecting and right after joining the AFCA I saw it on ebay along with a 12666 in similar condition and I wanted one of them. I wanted both but could only afford one. The 12666 finished first at a very high price and I was outbid by a pair of people on that one. Just FIVE MINUTES later the 2010 would end so I had to set myself up quickly on ebay to try to win it. Well, I was the high bidder but soon after the auction ended I started to see comments on the fan forum about it and the 12666 that led me to think I may never get the 2010. A club member was putting a handful of very nice original fans on ebay because the owner did not have internet. From the ebay photos a few club members knew the owner, Warren Kernel, a nice old man and AFCA member who had an electric shop in a rough part of St. Louis. There were some very questionable tactics from the man selling the fans for Warren and I thought, from comments on the forum, that I might never see the fan. I did get it just fine and the selling agent was booted from the AFCA. If you ever had a chance to visit South Side Electric to meet Warren and his trove of old and very nice fans it was a pleasure. Warren even gifted me a good working Powerstat variac which I have used for a long time as a necessary tool for fan collecting. Sadly Warren passed on some years ago but I am glad to have met him. I don't know the story of my 2010 but it appears that Warren had replaced the power and head wires and rubber feet. Bill Hoehn, another recenty deceased club member, was a friend of Warrens and would spend much time in Warren's shop working on fans with Warren, restoring some. In their time both must have seen a lot of old Emersons in very good condition like my 2010. Bill had a huge collection of just about all the old Emerson models and some I have not seen elsewhere. Looking back I see that this 2010 was the first fan in my collection which, to that time- 2001- consisted of about 7-8 BB and SC fans I had bought around 1970. It was also my first ebay fan and well above the prices I had paid prior to it. Edited November 21, 2022 by Steve Stephens 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan Crider Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Also picked up a 2010 this year and had the stator rewound by Mr. Huckabee. Runs like new and is one of my new favorites! Love the fat motors. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Lagarde Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Outstanding fan, Steve. Gorgeous original condition fan. Someone really had it protected while stored all these years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Stephens Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Thank you Mel. I don't know how my 2010 had been protected but it would be interesting to know its story. I find that the view of the back of the fan is more interesting than the front due to the 6 wing blade "blocking' the cast iron of the motor. If I could find more fans in the same condition it would make me happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chew Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 If I could find more fans in the same condition it would make me happy. I wish all my fans were in that condition when found. It takes a lot of time and hard work in most cases. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Deats Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Beautiful showpieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Carmody Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 A real beauty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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