Tomas Zebrowski Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Hello, I am new to fan collecting. I got these fans from a restaurant from Indiana, I was told they came from an embassy in Chicago. They are belt driven and no markings on them. Can anyone help me identify them, age, value? Thank you. Sincerely, Tomas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Kovar Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Lagarde Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Tomas What beautiful fans you have found. Outstanding original finish and looks complete to me. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Block Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Casablanca's most likely. Made in the late 70's or 80's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Frank Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 (edited) Definitely Casablancas. Contact Tom Frampton of Fanimation. He was involved with their production in the 70's -80's. Edited January 10 by Kim Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Allen Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Very nice! I've always liked the old belt drive fans. They are so overcomplicated and ornate. Love things like this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Frank Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Here are four units hanging in the shop area of the museum. These are the longer heads. Powered by the Fanimation Bourbon Street motor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Frank Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 These are the Fanimation Bourbon Street Belt drive fans in 24 inch. They can have four or five blades. They haven't been available since 2018. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi Mevis Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 There's a Restaurant in South Bend, Indiana that used to be the old Studebaker Mansion (I can't remember the name of the restaurant right now) that has some of these fans running in their dinning areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Lindsey Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 There was a bar in downtown Richmond called Shockoe slip Cafe. It had an antique belt drive fan that covered the entire place. It was awesome and I would stare at it when we went there. That was in the 80's and 90's. Shockoe slip was initially tobacco warehouses and such but the Confederates burned it when Richmond fell in 1865. It was rebuilt with red brick and that fan was from the late 1800's is my guess. All fancy cast iron with large belts at least 8" wide. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Lindsey Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Are the ANtique cast Iron belt drive fans valuable? Say a system with 4 fans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Atkinson Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 If they're truly antique, yes, they have some value. Not a huge number of buyers for them, but they are unique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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