Rod Haynes Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Pulled this fan out of storage and need info on it. Runs perfect, everything is straight. tag says Style 215 Guth Fan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi Mevis Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 6 hours ago, Rod Haynes said: tag says Style 215 Guth Fan. You just answered your own question right there, its a Guth Model 215 Fandolier, they dated to about the 1920s or so, they were mainly used in trains and on boats and sometimes used in residential applications as well, they are kind of rare birds so to speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Jacobsen Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 I have seen this style of fan around before, I could never figure out how it directed the air flow. Is it drawn in from the bottom and pushes out radially all around? Like an air circulator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Haynes Posted August 10, 2023 Author Share Posted August 10, 2023 Thank you Levi. That explains the design. I think I am going to sell it as I need to cut back some fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Haynes Posted August 10, 2023 Author Share Posted August 10, 2023 Chris It pulls from the top and blows down and out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Jacobsen Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 35 minutes ago, Rod Haynes said: Chris It pulls from the top and blows down and out. Oh ok, so the bottom fins are for directing the air not actually the rotating blades? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Haynes Posted August 10, 2023 Author Share Posted August 10, 2023 The fins that you refer too are the blades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Rogers Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 Actually, these draw air from below center, and blow out to the sides. Idea was that it didn't cool food on the table. ~Sparky~ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Jacobsen Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 17 minutes ago, Rod Rogers said: Actually, these draw air from below center, and blow out to the sides. Idea was that it didn't cool food on the table. ~Sparky~ This is what I originally figured. I saw one at was supposedly used in a department store, it was on a very long shaft but I really could not understand how it would be used in a department store unless it just circulated the air. Still a mystery how the one I saw was used but at least you helped clarify its operation. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Haynes Posted August 10, 2023 Author Share Posted August 10, 2023 Thank you Rod. Makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi Mevis Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 On 8/10/2023 at 3:56 PM, Chris Jacobsen said: This is what I originally figured. I saw one at was supposedly used in a department store, it was on a very long shaft but I really could not understand how it would be used in a department store unless it just circulated the air. Still a mystery how the one I saw was used but at least you helped clarify its operation. Thanks! Well perhaps it was used in the department store's dining court? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Jacobsen Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 22 hours ago, Levi Mevis said: Well perhaps it was used in the department store's dining court? Hard to say, I think it was Walgreens. Would have to be pretty close overhead to get down draft from it. One of those weird mysteries forgotten by time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi Mevis Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 On 8/15/2023 at 2:36 PM, Chris Jacobsen said: Hard to say, I think it was Walgreens. Would have to be pretty close overhead to get down draft from it. One of those weird mysteries forgotten by time. Well Pharmacies back in the day used to have soda fountains in them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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