Paul Carmody Posted August 8, 2023 Posted August 8, 2023 (edited) I wasn’t paying good attention yesterday and posted this for a short time in bitty fans.It’s just a small 9”.So I deleted. It was gathering dust and I cleaned it up to post.It was my first fan that I bought just to use on my work space.I really have not given it any thought.Once I got into early fans it was put away.I realized now that it is in out of the box condition.When I first turned it on initially ,it started dancing and going in a circle like one those old wind up toys right for the edge.Reflex ,I grabbed it.Those sheet metal blades are really sharp! I think the cage and blade got pushed back when it was new and was put away?it would take a lot to push this cage back enough to bend the blade back.I was able to pull it back with no damage.It took a lot of effort to pull the cage back in position.It is stout! Its not scratched,chipped ,or a spot of rust anywhere on it.Chromed metal usually has some rust.I opened it up and the inside was like new.The felt oiler attached to the rotor shaft was still light colored.The original 10’ of perfect overbraid wire was getting brittle as it came into fan motor.I cut it back an inch,added shrink tube inside.It had lose cloth only over the inside wires. I think it’s an early fan because of the overbraid wire.I know the blade design was first early 30s then carried on for many years.The forties K+Ms had the bubble butt.I couldn’t find much information on it at the time.Anyone have an idea of the year? I know it’s not necessarily a desirable fan.It’s just the remarkable condition and wanted to share pics. Edited August 8, 2023 by Paul Carmody 2 Quote
Chris Jacobsen Posted August 8, 2023 Posted August 8, 2023 Very nice, wonder if the base is reversed? Wonderful that it is so well preserved! 1 Quote
Paul Carmody Posted August 8, 2023 Author Posted August 8, 2023 I’m glad you said that about base.When I put it back together I couldn’t remember which way it went.I looked at others on the net and there were pics both ways. Quote
Geoff Dunaway Posted August 9, 2023 Posted August 9, 2023 Surely that base is on correctly so the tornadic wind produced by that little motor would not blow the fan over backwards ?? 4 Quote
Chris Jacobsen Posted August 9, 2023 Posted August 9, 2023 19 hours ago, Paul Carmody said: I’m glad you said that about base.When I put it back together I couldn’t remember which way it went.I looked at others on the net and there were pics both ways. I was just guessing because usually people would tilt it forward and the fan might plop on its face. The label is on the other side though and usually companies want labels forward though either direction it would be obscured. Maybe can find an old ad for it. 1 Quote
George Durbin Posted August 9, 2023 Posted August 9, 2023 6 hours ago, Geoff Dunaway said: Surely that base is on correctly so the tornadic wind produced by that little motor would not blow the fan over backwards ?? Man I hate tornados let alone tornadic winds!!😅🤣😂 Quote
Mark Olson Posted August 10, 2023 Posted August 10, 2023 13 hours ago, George Durbin said: Man I hate tornados let alone tornadic winds!!😅🤣😂 Yeah, no doubt. Those could escalate into a "gambled and lost" situation in mere milliseconds Quote
Paul Carmody Posted August 10, 2023 Author Posted August 10, 2023 (edited) I had confused the more known 1933 GE fan -Chicago world fair fan, with the less know 1938 K+M Fan- New York World fair that Russ shows above,[middle fan )as far as introduction of blade style.It was some years ago I tried to find information on it.My memory is foggy at times?Err..Most of the time. I still can’t find anything on my model.I could only find one example like it.It is on Pinterest.I came across a number of different ads and all that shows is different round back styles. Edited August 10, 2023 by Paul Carmody Quote
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