Russ Huber Posted January 18, 2023 Posted January 18, 2023 (edited) Not too long ago Steve Rockwell & I were making a diligent attempt to connect the dots with motor patent owner Joseph Lee and Levi Wing and the 1908 Bayley-Lee concern. Steve with his talent with directories had something with what I understood of Joseph Lee's trail of locations, or possible locations in the 19th. I get a little hurrah with stumbling on Lee's 94 filing motor patent. Beyond that, I have failed to find what connects Lee's motor patent to Edison.....Wing....and the later Bayley-Lee concern. Steve shared a dated June of 1900 brief article with the Levi Wing concern having DESK fans on the market. Despite the lack of validation, I have a firm gut belief Wing had those Beauty desk fans on the market in 1900. Just how the Bayley-Lee concern marketed the bulb ridden Baylee-Lee desk fans in 08 +(?)...........? An AFCA member who owns one of these shared a Baylee-Lee advertisement with me. It is legit. I can't find anything in electrical trade of these fans on the market in any shape or form. That advertisement leaned heavy on the Edison system. There is more than one mention of Joseph Lee connected to Edison and his system in the books. However, the specifics of Joseph Lee's connection to Edison remain a mystery. Joseph Lee himself remains a mystery. Who or what organization did Joseph Lee design that motor for in the mid 90s?? Kind of ironic it is shaped like a bulb. Steve nailed a 96 image of fan motors in an exhibition presented by the Edison Electric Illumination Co. Do you think we could get enough clarity to validate what those fan motors were? No. If Steve wants to add more, or correct something I said wrong, please have at it. Edited January 18, 2023 by Russ Huber 1 Quote
Russ Huber Posted January 18, 2023 Author Posted January 18, 2023 (edited) Thanks Kim. Notice the emphasis on Edison (Bulbs- Incandescent lamps) with the 08 Bayley-Lee concern as opposed to the Levi Wing 1900 Beauty examples. Both have what appears to be the Joseph Lee motor patent issued in 94. Keep in mind, there is no proof I am aware of any of the L. J. Wing Beauty examples exist, or for that matter, were manufactured. Edited January 18, 2023 by Russ Huber 1 Quote
Jim Henderson Posted January 18, 2023 Posted January 18, 2023 Would this be considered a "flamp"?😉 1 Quote
Russ Huber Posted January 18, 2023 Author Posted January 18, 2023 12 minutes ago, Jim Henderson said: Would this be considered a "flamp"?😉 I would call it capitalizing on the Edison name. Or it appears a short-lived attempt to do so. George Baylee's forte was a long-established lighting manufacturer. His fan motor adventure had to be short lived. According to the advertisement shared with me there were 2 specific models. I didn't see the tall loaded with electrical hardware with bulbs example in that advertisement. Just how that model came about, h ell if I know. Quote
Jim Kovar Posted January 18, 2023 Posted January 18, 2023 Too similar for coincidence... A modern copy... Quote
Russ Huber Posted January 18, 2023 Author Posted January 18, 2023 Who made the lamp? How old is the lamp? Quote
Russ Huber Posted January 18, 2023 Author Posted January 18, 2023 (edited) Joseph Lee - 94 Freeman/Globe - 95 Roth - 99 Levi Wing Beauty - 1900 Edited January 18, 2023 by Russ Huber Quote
Jim Kovar Posted January 18, 2023 Posted January 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Russ Huber said: Who made the lamp? How old is the lamp? https://www.ebay.com/itm/262724210704 Quote
Jim Kovar Posted January 18, 2023 Posted January 18, 2023 (edited) L & L ... Yeah, yeah, last name withone, first with the other... Who'd do such a thing? Edited January 18, 2023 by Jim Kovar Quote
Jim Kovar Posted January 18, 2023 Posted January 18, 2023 (edited) Who'd do such a thing? Edited January 18, 2023 by Jim Kovar 1 Quote
Doug Wendel Posted January 19, 2023 Posted January 19, 2023 I know they’re kinda rare and all, but IMHO those fans are fugly as h-e-double-toothpicks. Especially that god-awful Edison presentation abomination. 2 Quote
Jim Kovar Posted January 21, 2023 Posted January 21, 2023 On 1/19/2023 at 5:50 PM, Doug Wendel said: ...those fans are fugly as h-e-double-toothpicks. Especially that god-awful Edison presentation abomination. Fugly,... agreed,... but for one,... I'd give my left... little piggy and crywee-wee-wee all theway home! Quote
Steve Cunningham Posted January 22, 2023 Posted January 22, 2023 If you owned the presentation model, you’d feel differently. 1 Quote
Jeff Lumsden Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) The Electrical Age - June 30, 1900 Edited March 28, 2023 by Jeff Lumsden Quote
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