Steve Shead Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 I bought this Patton box fan in July from Ebay, I've been wanting one of these for years. This is the very first box fan I remember seeing but even as an infant knew it was a Patton made fan. It was made in 1987 and everything on it seems to be original, the motor is a fasco and was manufactured right here in the USA, a majority of the ones I've seen of other fan collector's had the Taiwan or China made mcmillan motor. Basically all I had to do to it was give a good cleaning and service the motor. However... There were a few minor issues that had to be corrected... The sleeve on the hub was worn and made a racket and vibrated when it ran at first. But with luck being my best friend I took a clamp off an industrial plug and used it as support an it worked! These are also great preformers with the rotating grills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Zapf Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 I REMEMBER WHEN THE PATTON BRAND BECAME A BIG DEAL, WITH ALL METAL HIGH VELOCITY FAN IN EARLIER 70S AS A SLAP TO THE CHEAPENING OF SO MANY FANS OVER TIME . WHEN THE FIRST ROTATING GRILLE FANS CAME OUT I THINK MAYBE BY MISTRAL? THERE CAME SOOOOO MANY IMITATORS SOME WERE TOTAL PLASTIC CRAP. PATTON WAS STILL A GOOD BRAND WHEN THEY MADE THESE ...ENJOY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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