Steve Rockwell Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) Evan will remember this one I believe... I hope it slipped past everyone else's notice... I intend to Post real challenging Threads New Year's, then take a sabbatical. All Photos Courtesy of miSci The Museum of Innovation and Science Schenectady NY Edited December 31, 2023 by Steve Rockwell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Atkinson Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 I am stumped by the familiar parts I see that are mixed together. Not many American-made fans used oiler cartridges, much less on long stems. And the manufacturing concerns that cross my mind did not produce the combination of parts in front of me. So, I’m thinking…🧐 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, Evan Atkinson said: I am stumped by the familiar parts I see that are mixed together. Not many American-made fans used oiler cartridges, much less on long stems. And the manufacturing concerns that cross my mind did not produce the combination of parts in front of me. So, I’m thinking…🧐 The tube extension is patented. The third image down is a brush holder. Edited December 31, 2023 by Russ Huber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Russ Huber said: The tube extension is patented. The guy who filed the assigned and issued patent on the CF. Edited December 31, 2023 by Russ Huber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Atkinson Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) One fan crossed my mind late last night but I was tired, too tired to check the images I saved. Bingo. Nice test. What I thought was an oiler cartridge threw me, there is just zero way that made it into wide production! This is certainly not a typical fan, by any stretch. Edited December 31, 2023 by Evan Atkinson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Evan Atkinson said: there is just zero way that made it into wide production! This is certainly not a typical fan, by any stretch. 1900-01. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Atkinson Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 I meant the switch apparatus, which seems like the work of a Seussical engineer 🤪 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 49 minutes ago, Evan Atkinson said: I meant the switch apparatus, which seems like the work of a Seussical engineer 🤪 Post a picture of it, please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Rockwell Posted January 1 Author Share Posted January 1 (edited) "Post a picture of it, please." Sorry for tardiness, I thought you were talking to Evan... Seussical is actually a pretty fair descriptor, and a totally new bit of language... This photo was taken a year before the first... Edited January 1 by Steve Rockwell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 (edited) 1 hour ago, Steve Rockwell said: "Post a picture of it, please." Sorry for tardiness, I thought you were talking to Evan... Seussical is actually a pretty fair descriptor, and a totally new bit of language... No need to be sorry, I was talking to Evan. I quoted him. If he has identified the switch as Seussical, he must have an image of the fan. I asked him to please share the image yesterday. He has not identified the fan as yet. It doesn't appear anyone else is going pin it down?? Might as well be Evan. I have an article/history on the engineer holding the patent for the attachment for the fan as soon as it is identified. Edited January 2 by Russ Huber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Atkinson Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 (edited) An 1899 General Electric pancake-motor 6 blade 24” ceiling fan with a looped, sign-post-style tubular egg/switch. I do not recall the inventor/patent holder, but it’s certainly unmistakeable. Edited January 2 by Evan Atkinson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Now you're talking turkey! The Electrical World and Engineer - Google Books 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nicholas Denney Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Smilar to the BTH style cake hub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Rockwell Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 I haven't seen one of those before, and it's good to know they're out there..... Thanks Nicholas Denny! Here's an oddball: Special FD-24", A1-115 Volt Wall Bracket Fan Motor Req I-18517 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Atkinson Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Man, that’s just fantastic Steve! Love the way that looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Kovar Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 On 1/30/2024 at 1:39 PM, Steve Rockwell said: Here's an oddball: Special FD-24"... What is up,... er,... sidewise with that oiler? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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