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8" R&M List 9304(peacock) restored


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I bought this fan from a guy on FB. I might have paid a little too much for it but I wanted it for it's art deco design. 

It's a one speed oscillator. Has a steel blade, pot metal cage, stamped steel motor housing. Circa 1933. I stripped down the old paint. It looked like some version of wrinkle paint. I tried to duplicate the factory finish but not sure if I had much success with black on silver. I used wire made by Tony Clayton which was left over stock. The fan runs smooth with no vibration. One good thing about the restore is that I didn't need any parts. I was wondering did the bottom of the base have a cover over it originally? 

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Edited by Vic Valencheck
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Neat fan Vic! And a very nice restoration. I don’t have one of these… I’ve always been “potentially” interested in buying one, but I’ve never run across one cheap enough to scoop up. I do have the radio version of this fan, and they are very neatly designed. One question I had for you in your disassembly is “is there a way to disengage the oscillator mechanism, or is it continuously oscillating with no way to disengage it? My radio fan seems to oscillate with no way to make it stationary. Kind of curious about that, but I’ve never broken it down to check. Regarding a bottom cover, I don’t believe your fan had one. I don’t think mine has one either.

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15 minutes ago, Evan Atkinson said:

Neat fan Vic! And a very nice restoration. I don’t have one of these… I’ve always been “potentially” interested in buying one, but I’ve never run across one cheap enough to scoop up. I do have the radio version of this fan, and they are very neatly designed. One question I had for you in your disassembly is “is there a way to disengage the oscillator mechanism, or is it continuously oscillating with no way to disengage it? My radio fan seems to oscillate with no way to make it stationary. Kind of curious about that, but I’ve never broken it down to check. Regarding a bottom cover, I don’t believe your fan had one. I don’t think mine has one either.

In order to run the fan in a stationary position simply remove the oscillator screw (counter clockwise) from the bottom of the oscillator wheel and screw it into the center whole of the oscillator wheel. 

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