Daniel Herczeg Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 I'm not fully sure what this fan is, besides being the predecessor of the Vortalex, and when I looked up the model number all I saw for the fan was one ebay listing. I would like to know what exactly I'm dealing with here, because I haven't seen anything like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Lawson Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 It's a GE 49X929 from around 1937-38. These were offered concurrently with some of the quiet blade models. I don't think they sold as well as the quiet blade models, but they aren't rare by any means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Herczeg Posted August 15 Author Share Posted August 15 Would I be correct in saying that this was the predecessor to the Vortalex? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Lindsey Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 by age yes, by design not really. The motors didn't change a lot. just the blade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Herczeg Posted August 15 Author Share Posted August 15 Are the blades supposed to be bare aluminum? The only other one of these I saw had matching black blades. If so, are they supposed to look more polished? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Lindsey Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 Correct, by that time most blades were aluminum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Lindsey Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 Painted or not I'm not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Herczeg Posted August 15 Author Share Posted August 15 Would I be correct in assuming the blades need cleaning and polishing though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Lindsey Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 It wouldn't hurt but no Idea if that's original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Herczeg Posted August 15 Author Share Posted August 15 I found an old forum post of the fan, and it appears the blades do need polishing. I am, however, wondering if perhaps my fan is mislabeled, as this one is assembled differently. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Herczeg Posted August 25 Author Share Posted August 25 I noticed a slight difference between this fan's motor and the Vortalex's motor: this one has an oiling device on the gearbox while the Vortalex does not. Does anyone know why this is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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