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. Pic Pic Pic Pic Pic Pic Pic Pic
Good+ ..... $1950.00
JZ-EFAN-1
