Chris Argentino Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 A seller near me is selling this Eskimo box fan for $20. With a little rust removal, I can get her looking nice. Are they good fans and do the motors last? (anything I should watch out for)? Also can they be oiled? What year is this fan from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Kovar Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 We have a memberwhose moniker is"The Eskimo Kid." Maybe he'll chime in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Adams Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 I don’t think you can go wrong on that price. Tom Zapf is our resident expert on those, hopefully he will chime in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Albright Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Back in their day, they were good fans for the money. Keep them oiled with 3-In-1 in the blue can or Zoom spout turbine oil and keep the motor ports blown free of dust and they should provide many more years of service. By today’s standards, they are high quality. I know of many properly maintained units still chugging since the mid to late 60’s. Occasionally, a blade rivet might loosen just enough to produce a slight buzzing noise. If so, just peen it a bit. Circa 1970 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Zapf Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 THOSE ARE PERPETUALLY ON EBAY AND THAT LOOKS LIKE EARLY 1960S WITH 4 WING BLADE AND THE COLOR. THEY CAN BE OILED AND THEY ARE PRETTY HEARTY AS LONG AS YOU DONT GET IT WET AND TRY TO RUN IT ... THEY MAKE A FAIR BREEZE IN THE WINDOW ...FOR $20 YOU REALLY CANT GO WRONG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Argentino Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 30 minutes ago, Tom Zapf said: THOSE ARE PERPETUALLY ON EBAY AND THAT LOOKS LIKE EARLY 1960S WITH 4 WING BLADE AND THE COLOR. THEY CAN BE OILED AND THEY ARE PRETTY HEARTY AS LONG AS YOU DONT GET IT WET AND TRY TO RUN IT ... THEY MAKE A FAIR BREEZE IN THE WINDOW ...FOR $20 YOU REALLY CANT GO WRONG Thank you for the help! I will buy it this coming weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Argentino Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 On 4/15/2023 at 8:44 PM, John L Albright said: Back in their day, they were good fans for the money. Keep them oiled with 3-In-1 in the blue can or Zoom spout turbine oil and keep the motor ports blown free of dust and they should provide many more years of service. By today’s standards, they are high quality. I know of many properly maintained units still chugging since the mid to late 60’s. Occasionally, a blade rivet might loosen just enough to produce a slight buzzing noise. If so, just peen it a bit. Circa 1970 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Argentino Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 On 4/15/2023 at 4:43 PM, Stan Adams said: I don’t think you can go wrong on that price. Tom Zapf is our resident expert on those, hopefully he will chime in. He just replied. Thank you for moving my post to box fans. I had no clue there was a section for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi Mevis Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 I have the 20" version of that fan and it was a goodwill find and I wired a new cord on and replaced the old fiber washers and it works really well yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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