Marathon Electric Manufacturing Company 1914 to 1998

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Marathon starts out, May 19, 1914. -

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July 2, 1914 -

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October 21, 1914 -

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December 29, 1914 - 

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February 10, 1921 - 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

 

 

 

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July 21, 1921 -

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Marathon Electric's founding fathers, Austin Kimble is in the center:

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1922 -

 

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1922 - Image courtesy Russ Huber:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    August 9, 1922 -

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          January 16, 1926 -

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February 14, 1935 -

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1935 -

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Mr. Dan Wyatt's wonderful 30-inch Marathon Super Air Screw:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  24-inch sample from the Tedrick Collection: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Marathon pedestal, having two speed switch, which is missing it's fragile black bakelite cover - Schenk Collection

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Marathon's Super Air Screws catalog, courtesy of the Osdene Collection - Note the front cover clearly shows the correct cage tag orientation is diagonal:  

Of recent special interest, an example of the "New High Stand Model, Single-Speed", having a distinct, stepped cast-iron pedestal base, 22-inch blades, from the Floray Collection. The cage is likely a later period OSHA/safety replacement, and not factory:                                                                                                                

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1935 -

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1936 -

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   16-inch sample from the Grathwol Collection:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Another example, member's collection, FanFair 2019:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Marathon Super Air Screw Model 2382, single-speed, lavishly rescued by member Terry Fisher, complete with custom chrome-plating:

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Marathon Super Air Screw having the switch in pedestal - Member's Collection

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[Mike Kearns]

1936 - Russ Huber wrote: Heating & Air Conditioning Contractor: "... of the Marathon Electric Manufacturing Corp., Wausau, Wis., shows a line of exhaust fans of the wall-mounted type that combine several new features.There are four blades designed like an airplane propeller, mounted in an aluminum frame.."

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June 20, 1937 - 

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1939 -

                 

                                         Marathon comes out with a deluxe, more streamline design, having a rear motor cove, member's collection:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Often missing from the rear motor cover (Referred to as an "Air Shield) is this disk-shaped servicing instructions:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Marathon Super Air Screw ("bearclaw" base) deluxe pedestal for 1939:

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Marathon Super Air Screw Deluxe pedestal, two-speed Model 2585 - Member's collection                                                                                                 

 

 

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1939 - 

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1946 -

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1949 -

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