Michael Bouthiller Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 (edited) So I was at the AFP Exposition in Hickory NC and my dad got me this Vorty and when I plugged it in it ran amazing and the head wire is going bad so I need to replace it but i have not gotten to it yet And what is the 46 on the base mean? Edited August 6 by Michael Bouthiller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Lawson Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 That's a property inventory ID tag that didn't come from the factory. Could've been from a school, hospital, hotel, industrial setting, or just about anywhere. Without a name on it, we'll never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Lawson Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 Forgot to say - that's a nice example of a survivor Vortalex. Most of the ones I've run into are considerably more "well loved" than yours is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Bouthiller Posted August 6 Author Share Posted August 6 I was thinking a school Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Bouthiller Posted August 7 Author Share Posted August 7 What kind of switches did they use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Zapf Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 that was a great find! i have one just like it in very nice shape and also in the mist blue color that came next ,,, the tag as has been said would have been for an industrial location and put on so the fan would "belong" to a specific department or office location Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Bouthiller Posted August 8 Author Share Posted August 8 Here’s my 16 inch example IMG_6357.mov 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Bouthiller Posted August 8 Author Share Posted August 8 Also on my 16 inch the switch was missing so I put a pull chain in the base Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi Mevis Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 I've got a 12" version of this fan as well, Mine too is in darn near mint condition, I also paid a "mint" for it as well unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Bouthiller Posted August 18 Author Share Posted August 18 (edited) My 12 inch Vortalex also came from the late great Steven Dempsey!!! Edited August 18 by Michael Bouthiller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Herczeg Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 I have one just like that. It needs varnish and is slightly unbalanced, which won't be fun, but it's otherwise in nearly perfect shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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