Steve Rockwell Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 (edited) 1893 Pittsfield Map 26 Dec 1894 Electrical Engineer So which fans were sold, Stanley or Davis? I have not known when Stanley fan production ceased, and have sought the answer for a few years... It may well be that they got out of fan work to concentrate capital on transformers and generating systems (S.K.C.), I just can't say at present... By 1897, Davis was no longer in Pittsfield, having moved to Bridgeport and become foreman in the machine dept. at Eaton, Cole & Burham... Davis' working career continued with a variety of jobs in varied locations... seems he was a most capable individual. Back to the first clipping-- I was inclined in the first place towards Stanley because of "large numbers", though Davis had as many employees as other fan names such as Jandus and Shedd, and could have had as many fans produced... [where are those fan now?]... But as far as I can tell, the Davis Co. folded and he departed; I would not describe that circumstance as "a reliable firm who have discontinued the manufacture of fan motors." Another point in favor of Stanley: their fan motors came out 1891, and had "been on the market seven years" which can't be said for Davis... ........ Also, "several types of K & W fan motors" ??!?? [Both Stanley and Davis? Wouldn't that be something.....] At any rate, I think this is what became of those old Stanley fans we avidly seek... Edited February 12, 2022 by Steve Rockwell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 (edited) 16 hours ago, Steve Rockwell said: Also, "several types of K & W fan motors" ??!?? There are fan motors from the fan manufacturers we are familiar with back in the late 19th century we may never see surface or find in electrical trade. Edited February 12, 2022 by Russ Huber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 (edited) Go to pages 265 - 276 on the book link below. Atwater and Stanley withdrew from the board in 94. No mention of Davis, or his Electrical firm established 95. S. K. S. - Stanley, Kelly, Chesney. K. & S. - Kelman, Whittlesey The history of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, from the year 1876 to the year 1916 : Boltwood, Edward, 1870-1924 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Edited February 12, 2022 by Russ Huber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Rockwell Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 I stumbled on this yesterday: Which led to this: I had always thought of the S.K.C. designation as a promotional tool, akin to Fort Wayne's "Wood System", serving at the same time as a nod to the inventors... See George Wise, "William Stanley's Search for Immortality"... These are the sort of representations I'd always seen... And so it surprised me to see the S.K.C. as an incorporated name, and first thought upon seeing what the products were... of course, did they take over fan production? I see no corroboration in any of the excerpts, and this new information neither confirms nor disconfirms whether K. & W. had Stanley fans, or Davis fans... At which point I looked up the Company This fellow, the original manager, was a promising engineer who died prematurely, very much so. When GE assumed control of the Stanley interests 1904, the S.K.C. Specialty Co. had to perish..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Russ Huber Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 (edited) I don't see Stanley fan motors in 94 in the Stanley Electric product line. My bet is the Davis AC series wound desk fan was on the market in 95. With a 14" blade and oversized armature to cut fan motor speed to 900 RPM, the d amn thing probably ran hotter than h ell. Edited February 17, 2022 by Russ Huber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Rockwell Posted February 20, 2022 Author Share Posted February 20, 2022 They're all here... I believe this to be 1894, or possibly '93... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Russ Huber Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 (edited) W. J. Davis was Supt. of the Stanley motor department counting 5 years back from when he established the Davis Electric Co. in Dec. of 94. Makes one wonder how much Davis contributed to the 91 Stanley fan motor. The Stanley fan motor must have been series wound (universal) as it was capable of operating on alternating or direct current. Edited February 20, 2022 by Russ Huber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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