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General Electric 12" Sidewinder Fan  The last fellow cleaned and painted this rare fan.  His attempt at a restoration.  It looks OK, but not as good as those I have seen professionally done.  GE introduced these fans, their first oscillator in approx 1909.  It was shortly after that they moved on to a more conventional design, making these sidewinders a pretty scarce model to come by.  This is the 12"  model.  It operates, but I am selling it as a display piece and do not support or give lifetime warranties on electrical appliances.  It does work, and works fine when I use it.   

Good+ ..... $1295.00     SOLD

Savory Airator Banker's or Office Fan    The patent for this unusual fan was issued on March 18th 1925.  The idea was that this design or style blade configuration would be less apt to blow your important papers off of your desk.  I t would work in that capacity, and it would certainly circulate the air in a stuffy office, but the reality is it just pushed out less air in different directions than a typical style fixed or oscillating fan from the same time period.  I'll take my tank Westinghouse humming away any day.  This fan is made of some sort of alloy / pot metal that has begun to deteriorate and there is some cracking and spalling evident in the surface.  As can be seen in the picture there has been some looses of material on the body on the back side.  Overall it is sound and not in danger if crumbling away.   Inside, the ceramic 3 way switch is perfect, and the fan and motor operates on all of its speeds..  Above that are a series of 4 holes that were used to hold the motor and blade up in place, 2 of these screw mount holes have cracked and broken away.  The head is in place now and the fan operates as it should, being held with the remaining 2 screws.   To be proper and completely useable this would have to be addressed with some sort of fix.  I am pricing this accordingly, at far less than I have seen them offered, or what I have sold nicer ones for.         Good+...$295.00    SOLD

Nickel Plated Desktop Hot Air Fan   I have seen these fans described as being European or Argentinean in origin.   In either case, this is a very nice example and it is fully operational  The nickel plating is dull and spotty in areas, but the overall condition is very nice.  It is pretty amazing that one would think that it was a viable idea to cool oneself with a fan that was being powered by a hot flame, but I suppose if electricity was not an option and the humidity was high enough that anything resembling moving air would be a welcome relief.  There is no name plaque or other identifying marks, and there does not appear that there ever was on this one.   Enjoy!       

Good+ ..... $1495.00       SOLD!!    

Bates Water Powered Wall Mount Fan This is the nicest example of a wall mount water powered fan that you will ever see.  The fan is NOS an I doubt ever had water run through it.  The bracket was on the wall and its fan was removed from the socket for one reason or another and this one was sitting nearby to take its place but never made it.  They must have bought that new fangled idea electricity in to make this one obsolete and the fan lay forgotten for close to 100 years.  The cage has that copper flash finish on the cage and it has not been cleaned or messed with in any way if you see some color differences in the cage that is what you are seeing.  Super!!  Excellent......... $3250.00      SOLD

Emerson Model 1510 Beaded Base Electric Fan.  This fan looks pretty good and retains most of its original paint.  The blades are good and not cracked or dinged up.  The switch appears to be in good condition and is not cracked.  The cage is nice.  The cord is gone, and the wires were pulled out from the back of the fan.  After I went in and connected these back up and put on a new cord nothing happened.  I do not know if this was because I did it backwards, wrong, or if it came apart as I was putting it back together.  In any case it was completely silent when I plugged it in, no hum, no noise, nothing.          Good+ .....$295.00      SOLD

Hot Air Fan by Lake Breeze   These remarkable and interesting antique alternative fuel fans were manufactured by the Lake Breeze Motor Co. of Chicago, Ill.  The basic design is based on the Sterling Cycle principle and it will operate with any number of fuels in a lamp base or other burner.  This one operates nicely and after just some minor adjustments of the roller bearings it runs smooth as silk.  The cast iron removable cap is present and the wrought iron base and brass cage are in very nice unrestored condition.  The brass blades are undamaged as well.  These were marketed to under-developed countries and to places here that did not have electricity near the turn of the century, as well as being  used on boats and trains.  As with most advertising of the day, the spiel that they provided in their ads made these sound wonderful, but the reality was somewhat less and thus are quite rare and desirable.              Good++ .....$1295.00      SOLD

Lake Breeze Table Top Hot Air Fan   This unusual hot air fan is in beautiful, original, unrestored condition.  This remarkable and interesting antique alternative fuel fan was manufactured by the Lake Breeze Motor Co. of Chicago, Ill.  The basic design is based on the Sterling Cycle principle and it this design will operate with any number of fuels in the burner at the bottom acting as the heat source.  This super condition example still has the original burner which is often missing. There is a nicely designed squeeze type catch / lock feature at the base to release it.  The fan operates nicely and after just some minor adjustments of the roller bearings, now runs smooth as silk although as with all of them a bit slow.  It stands just about 30" tall.  The cast iron removable cap is present and the wrought iron base and brass cage are very nice and still have nearly all of the original finish on them.   The original paint on the upper portions is 90% or better, and I would rate this fan condition wise as an 8 / 9.   The 16" brass blades are undamaged with just a few minor scratches. They have great patina, and are not bent or damaged in any way.  The cage and button are original and very nice as well.

These unusual hot air powered fans were marketed to under-developed countries and to places here in the states that did not have electricity near the turn of the century.  This style of hot air fan was also used on boats and trains where electricity was not available.  As with most advertising of the day, the spiel that they provided in their ads made these sound wonderful, but the reality was somewhat less, and the consumers of the day I think were aware of this and thus they are quite hard to find and desirable.              

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Edison Battery Powered Electric Fan Motor   The Edison Electric Fan motor derives its name from the Thomas Edison the inventor and patent holder for this design.  These first electric fans were powered by batteries. Edison  fan motors used 6 volt batteries and his fan / electric motor was one of the first commercially viable uses of electricity sold and utilized in America.  These motors were offered as a fan, with or without a cage, or as just a simple motor with a different base than the tripod fan base seen here.  There was also a very desirable version of this fan offered with a wall-mount base. 

This fan motor is in nice condition and just shows normal amounts of wear and tear one would expect from an electric fan that was over 100 years old.  The brass ID tag on the top is present.  I do not see a serial number.  It also has an oil tube coming from the rear bearing I have not seen on the others of these I have owned or seen in the past.  The brushes look original and good.  I do not see anything wrong with the windings.  I think it will look even better cleaned up a bit.     

Good+ ..... $1950.00    SOLD!

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Small "S" Keystone Electric Motor    I have never seen the logo this small motors plaque has.  I am not sure if it was a toy, or had something to do with a railroad, Pennsylvania, or what.  Differnet

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Good + ..... $225.00        SOLD!

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Fly Fan w/ Clock Work Wind -Up  Motor   These are a great piece of Americana and American ingenuity.  The blade coverings are original and a bit tattered.  The motor works and it revolves as it should.  If you are unfamiliar, these were set up in the middle of the dining room eating table, and the slow motion whirling of the blades acted to create just enough air flow or motion to keep the flies away.     

Good .....$495.00    SOLD!

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Antique Polar Cub DC Fan with Cast Iron Base   Better made than most dime store fans, this one is a runner and in very nice condition.  Plug / screw it into one of your available lamp sockets and you'll be ready to go!       Click for Pic     

Very Good .....$75.00     SOLD!

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