George Durbin Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Found this Very nice Reynolds table top fan... Scary fast! Cool design, and Mike Mirin says these are getting hard to find... Any info on these would be helpful and I will be selling it as I am not interested in it... thnx in advance! Geo... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 (edited) Mike Kearns did a history/timeline post on these. Edited March 23 by Russ Huber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Here is one Reynolds George wishes he had. 🙂 I don't know who got this example, but someone did. I would love to know if there is a patent stamping on the blade somewhere. James Funk engineered and patented one of his last blades to Reynolds in 42 before his death at 48 years. This blade has similar styling to his design. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Durbin Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 Chrome is purty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Dunaway Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Quick trip to the powdercoater with that cage for some aluminum then clear coating would really make that fan look good. Interesting industrial Cee Frame non- oscillator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 They used these if memory serves me right for one example in a per say multiple floor building stair well to circulate air up wards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 (edited) Some examples had crazy breeze deflectors on them to direct the breeze outwards. Edited March 22 by Russ Huber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Durbin Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 And they chased flies! But... I don't see legs or feet? Maybe it actually flies! 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Kearns Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 I thought I would never see Jim Funk's last blade patent assigned to Reynolds Electric of Chicago filed in 1940. For those that don't know James Funk designed cast aluminum blades used by Airmaster/Diehl and Marathon circulators. Funk passed early in life at age 48 from what appears to be liver disease from alcoholism. His blade patent design to Reynolds would have been his last. 1498402039060494066-D0131699 (storage.googleapis.com) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Mirin Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Interesting stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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