My interests have been captivated by old electric fans for many years now and, more recently, by the earliest of fans; those made prior to about 1905. This blog will concentrate on fans made during the 1885 to 1915 period. I hope to include photographs, historic information, and anything else that will be of interest to those who love these old fans and want to learn more about them.
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Photographs posted on this blog are from many sources including my own photos and some from my files. I desire to give credit to the owner of the photo but, in many cases I do not know who that is. If you are the owner of a posted photo please contact me and I will be happy to give you credit or to remove the photo at your request. I hope you enjoy my blog.
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I welcome any corrections, photos, or additional information about early fans and can be contacted at 415-453-7790 pacific time.iron
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2-24-11
Periodically I will add more photos and information to older blog posts. Look for the "added" date in red as above this paragraph.
Some fans of 1897, The Electrical Engineer
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Great new website! It will be a great benefit and education to all who appreciate antique electric fans!
ReplyDeleteReally nice work Steve! It looks really good.
ReplyDeleteThank you David and Brad for the nice comments. I hope this will become a treasured resource for those interested in early fans and I will be adding new material both in NEW posts as well as in existing posts. For my first experience with a 'website' I am very pleased so far how it looks.
ReplyDeleteSteve, This is really looking great, I'm looking forward to many great new posts in the future.
ReplyDeleteThis is interesting! Being a mechanical engineer, you must know how a contraption begins. Thanks for the history.
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ReplyDeleteThis is a great site. A lot of valuable information on pancakes. I am a new collector and started this year. I need cages for 3 pancakes, one I believe is a 1900 and two are 1906 I will have to study your information more carefully to get the years right. The 1900 does not run, I also need to get the stator checked or rewound. Appreciate any help,
(also need blade for one 1906)
Thanks,
Tony Jones AFCA Member tonyg.jones@yahoo.com
I am having difficulty finding info on a R&M fan serial M16925 04 I recently acquired. Any tips or direction to hunt??
ReplyDeletePlease use the CONTACT ME form near the top right of the blog page. I will need your email address so I can reply to you. Serial numbers and usually model numbers of fans rarely allow an identification. We need to SEE the fan you have in photos. I can email you back with my email so you can contact me directly.
DeleteI also have received a GE fan. Form no. 140618. Spec 272082 1. Cat 34017. Happen to have any info on this one? I believe it has brass blades but is in dire need of cleaning. Thanks & really helpful info here!
ReplyDeletePlease use the CONTACT ME form near the top right of the blog page. I will need your email address so I can reply to you. Serial numbers and usually model numbers of fans rarely allow an identification. We need to SEE the fan you have in photos. I can email you back with my email so you can contact me directly.
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