Fitzgerald Mfg. Company "Star-Rite" 1921-30 Timeline

[Steve Rockwell]

                                    30 Oct 1939

 

                         

                 

[Russ Huber]

2 hours ago, Steve Rockwell said:

                                    30 Oct 1939

 

                         

                 

 

Edited July 12, 2024 by Russ Huber

[Russ Huber]

8" non-oscillating model.

[Steve Rockwell]

     I find it peculiar that the head wire and power cord share a grommet.....

 

                       

Edited July 13, 2024 by Steve Rockwell

[Russ Huber]

34 minutes ago, Steve Rockwell said:

     I find it peculiar that the head wire and power cord share a grommet.....        

The 8" plug in model had a fiber disc/spring cord locker that the power cord just loops into in the base and comes back out the same hole to the motor. The motor housing is just stamped steel.  The base I 'think' is cast aluminum.

I think what makes them sought after is the crazy design and scarcity. They are not exactly top shelf construction. They are not junk either. It's just a basic shaded pole motor.

[Michael Bouthiller]

Did these use Cutler-Hammer switches 

[Roger Borg]

On 7/12/2024 at 9:28 PM, Steve Rockwell said:

     I find it peculiar that the head wire and power cord share a grommet.....

 

                       

Here's mine.

Was brown the only color for these?

[Michael Mirin]

How about this one?

[Martin Carena-Santiago]

Great info, interesting enough that first 1200 you posted is my fan, that picture is over 10 years old 😂

Still have the fan, it's on the left in this pic, actually have a second as I love these little guys. Both don't have switches, working on making some single speed ones from scratch. Interestingly enough my second is an almost identical model, but it has a full wire cage with no struts. The brush end caps are also pressed on, as opposed to my other fan that are screw in, and it doesn't have a model on the tag, just a serial #.

Edited July 28, 2024 by Martin Carena-Santiago

[Michael Mirin]

 I'm figuring this one is from around 1937 with the Torrington blade.

[Roger Borg]

1 hour ago, Michael Mirin said:

 I'm figuring this one is from around 1937 with the Torrington blade.

Is there any relation between Fitzgerald and Torrington blade company, as they share a hometown?

[Russ Huber]

40 minutes ago, Roger Borg said:

Is there any relation between Fitzgerald and Torrington blade company, as they share a hometown?

Yes, no shipping charge. 🙂

Walter Upson designed the blade assigned to Torrington. Walter Upson also designed the GE quiet blade assigned to GE. Walter's blade design also created a fair amount litigation between fan manufacturers.