All Brass Westy

[Anthony Lindsey]

That is a replacement cord.   I don't remember the color of the old one as it was a couple years ago.  It was old and decrepit.

[Marc Sova]

On 1/30/2024 at 10:20 PM, Russ Huber said:

1909

Hey Russ, sorry to change the subject…do you have sheets like this for tanks? Looking at one with a style number of 80421????? And it says 10-120 volts??  

Edited February 2, 2024 by Marc Sova

[Mel Lagarde]

Here is a mottled copper model of this fan.   I always thought it beautiful.   This one is also marked DC.  

[Marc Sova]

1 hour ago, Mel Lagarde said:

Here is a mottled copper model of this fan.   I always thought it beautiful.   This one is also marked DC.  

Wow that’s unreal. 

[Marc Sova]

So I went to remove the base to put on a temporary power cord. Thinking I was removing what I thought was like a 16th” thick piece of Masonite, is actually steel, and sandwiched in between that and the base I s this thinner piece of what feels like Masonite but like 1/32nd of an inch thick, maybe it’s some kind of card stock or oil board. And it has the instructions printed on it. How cool is that?

[Russ Huber]

13 hours ago, Mel Lagarde said:

Here is a mottled copper model of this fan.   I always thought it beautiful.   This one is also marked DC.  

1909 Westinghouse publication. Serial 108449A. It's an early and uncommon one, Mel. 🙂

[Mel Lagarde]

Thank you so much for the research on this one, Russ.
 

  I appreciate this post.   I have learned quite a bit about these little fans. 

[Marc Sova]

On 2/2/2024 at 8:43 PM, Russ Huber said:

1909 Westinghouse publication. Serial 108449A. It's an early and uncommon one, Mel. 🙂

So I’m guessing there’s supposed to be a speed cool in here on to the the switch eh???? (And how are you supposed to get the switch out???? Only way with the switch blade in place is to stress.stretch the old head wires. Or do I undo that bolt securing the switch????

[Anthony Lindsey]

The 2 small screws on top of the base next to the neck hold the switch in and the coil is wound into the switch around the outside.

[Ted Kaczor]

Copper and Black paint, as two other original finishes.

[Russ Huber]

1 hour ago, Ted Kaczor said:

Copper and Black paint, as two other original finishes.

Ted, can you post the style numbers on the motor tag designating the number to each example, please? 

[Ted Kaczor]

Hello Rus, here we go,

Copper finish- STYLE-98926A; SYRIAL-512698 (no N0. and N0)

PAINTED finish- STYLE N0. 98926B; SYRIAL N0.-785810 (noteice-present letterring N0. and N0.)

GUN BLUE finish- STYLE -98926A; SYRIAL310056 (no N0. and N0).

[Russ Huber]

1 hour ago, Ted Kaczor said:

Hello Rus, here we go,

Copper finish- STYLE-98926A

PAINTED finish- STYLE N0. 98926B

GUN BLUE finish- STYLE -98926A

Hi Ted, you may not like this, but based on Westinghouse documentation all three of style numbers you listed would indicate the models are, or were, all Black Oxide models. Black Oxide ranges from dark finish to what appears to be a lighter gun blue. I am just quoting Westinghouse data. Style 98926 regardless of suffix is Black Oxide finish.

The copper finish example may have been stripped of its Black Oxide finish in past. 

Edited February 5, 2024 by Russ Huber

[Marc Sova]

8 hours ago, Russ Huber said:

Hi Ted, you may not like this, but based on Westinghouse documentation all three of style numbers you listed would indicate the models are, or were, all Black Oxide models. Black Oxide ranges from dark finish to what appears to be a lighter gun blue. I am just quoting Westinghouse data. Style 98926 regardless of suffix is Black Oxide finish.

The copper finish example may have been stripped of its Black Oxide finish in past. 

Yeah I was thinking the same thing. I know when I stripped my gun blued GE all brass last summer (kind of regret it but the blueing was not cleaning up good, or how I thought it should be at the time, and I ended up going through to the brass in a couple areas so I said what the heck. Did thai all by hand with blue magic and microfiber btw ), I got a kind of rosey copper color directly under the blueing. I’m certain this wasn’t a layer of copper plating, but seems like a natural occurance in the brass perhaps as a chemical reaction to the blueing process. So yeah…I think spoken maybe stripped the blueing or oxide finish off?

[Russ Huber]

That is called copper flashing under the Black Oxide finish. 

[Ted Kaczor]

wonder if the struts, blades and cage were also stripped?

[Russ Huber]

2 minutes ago, Ted Kaczor said:

wonder if the struts, blades and cage were also stripped?

Polished brass.

[Marc Sova]

So I just realized.e this is missing brushes. Just bought a parts black oxide version. Gonna take the brushes from it. Maybe that why it didn’t run???? Do the brushes play a part on AC??????

[Michael Rathberger]

Yes mark. 

[Marc Sova]

Trading places….errr, end caps because the brush holders are trashed on the brushed brass. Fan on the left is a parts fan somewhat (cage utterly trashed and in pieces). I saw no way of removing the brush holders from the black oxide cap and putting them in the brushed brass one. There’s a little divot on top that makes it look like they’re held in permanently unless your drill out the rivets b