This is a very old fan of unknown brand, probably from the 1920's or 1930's. It moves an insane amount of air for its size. The motor is 1 ...
A very powerful vintage electric fan
Mathes Cooler Wooden Cabinet Vintage Electric Fan (Part 1 ...
I wonder how much it’d set you back to have that motor rewound? Or can you do that yourself?
Oh…and in regards to your mystery box fan…You’ll probably have to reverse the interchangeable hub to the exhaust side of the blade of you have any hopes of it fitting on whatever motor you happen to install on it. I tried to install a blade like that on an old box fan from years back and it never fit. Of course the hub was on the intake side and wasn’t interchangeable like that on your Lau blade.
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Should I buy this antique electric fan?
Okay, so there's this local thrift shop that I go to that sells all kinds of wacky old things from fur coats to bakelite telephones, etc. In this case they're selling an old desk fan that looks something like this:
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offer $15
Antique Electric Fan - Bookshelf
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Old-House Journal After buying an antique fan, you will probably have to make some repairs. ... Use a commercially-available degreasing solvent for electric motors; ... |
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Family night of comedy and country cookin' Eggs are also cooked on an antique electric grill, which makes their eggs and omelettes unique. Made-from-scratch biscuits topped with a hearty sausage gravy are another breakfast staple, and not one to be missed. The Townhouse Restaurant also offers |
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BMW gives urbanites a chance to ride in style with 3 different versions of its Mini Scooter E! If you’re a fan of electric scooters and you like the look of the Mini Cooper, then you may want to check out BMW’s new retro plug-in scooter.
