David Kilnapp Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 (edited) Hello fan friends. Recently I purchased an Emerson 1510 at an auction in Western Mass near where my sister in law lives. I probably paid too much for it ($484) but there was no shipping as my sister in law was able to meet with the auctioneer and collect it for me. I had no idea if the fan worked but the cage and blade appeared to be in good shape. I jumped right into the restoration having done a dozen or more Emersons so I was fairly certain that I wasn't going to run into any problems. It came apart easily. I was anxious to see if the japanne was salvageable. I prefer to keep the original finish if there is enough of it to be saved. The front cover was in good shape. The rear of the case is on the left before I started to work on it. The base was in tough shape so I shipped that off to Rick Powell for japanning. I cleaned up the centrifugal start mechanism by replacing the little washers (thanks to Rick Powell for providing) and polished the brass wings and the copper coil. I replaced the headwire with that good Tony Clayton two conductor wire (NICE) and cleaned up the switch. Like my other Emersons of that period, there is almost no difference between the two speeds. Wonder why that is? I cleaned the motor tag but wasn't happy with the result. I removed the tag and repainted it. While I waited for the base to return from Rick Powell, I tried my hand at repainting the gold lettering on the front and back of the case. It takes a steady hand. Darryl Hudson sent me a new rear screw in grommet for the headwire (thanks Darryl) and today the base arrived from Rick. I had delivered the brass to Ron Bethoney (New England Brass Refinishing) and he texted me that two of the struts were broken. He repaired them perfectly. Foolishly, I tried to buff the flat top oiler on my buffing station and the wheel caught the top and sent it off at the speed of a bullet. Luckily it missed me. I contacted Chad Baker and he had the missing part which arrived two days later. Below is the completed restoration. I love that clackety clack sound of the centrifugal start on these fans. I guess I'll put this fan next to the Emerson 1010 and the Emerson 910. These are among the most elegant Emersons in my collection and they are very well made and easy to restore. Edited June 28, 2023 by David Kilnapp 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Behrend Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Nice find and decent price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Olson Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Nice!🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Braswell Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 David, Fine job! Looks great! Looks better then new! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Stephens Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 David, it is a real treat the way you document your restorations with so many photos of before and after. Thanks for doing that. Nice restoration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Ray Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Beautiful restoration! My 1510 is very enjoyable to run. I noticed little to no speed separation on house current. But when I stepped down the voltage to 100V (close to the tag's advertised 104V), the separation became more evident. Not a crazy amount of separation, but it is there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kilnapp Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 Thanks Patrick. I’ll try that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Ray Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 I have several 104V Emersons on a shelf and have them plugged into this voltage converter which is small enough to hide under the shelving unit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Gaines Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Very Nice David! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Lagarde Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 David Another well documented and wonderful restoration. Outstanding success and a be fan for your collection. Thank you for posting for us. Mel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kilnapp Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 Thank you for your kind comments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron May Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Great job David, that really cleaned up nicely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Nice, David. Emerson data supports this model on the market 06-09. At some point during that time period, it appears they kicked up the voltage from 104 to 110. I had a 110 volt model. The 1510 presents itself very well, and nice ribs. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kilnapp Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 Thanks Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Carmody Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Well bought and beautiful restoration! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kilnapp Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 Thanks Paul. It will look nice next to my 910 and 1010. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Deats Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Definitely eye candy. Great restoration !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Kelly Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Wow!! Just stunning. Nice job Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Jones Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Very nice. What size is it..12 in or 10in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kilnapp Posted July 9, 2023 Author Share Posted July 9, 2023 Twelve inch, Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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