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Its a 1930's era fan, whose switch is missing, motor blown, and generally worthless. The "neck" of the fan is a repurposed brass section from an old garden sprayer circa early 1900's. The base is a cast iron lamp base. Combine the above with a sewing machine motor, roller chain, gears, and a bit of oak.... and you get this:
This is a "test fit" shot, and I have to put the cage on and finish everything. She's mostly done, though. When I finish it up I'll post a video of it running!
2 comments:
Paladin, I stumbled onto your blog while searching for parts for my Great Grandmother's Robbins & Myer's Fan. Just like the first picture you posted here. I actually found your pic on flickr where you said it wasnt' worth restoreing. So, I was going to see if you would send me a few parts from it. But then I found this amazing blog! And I see you have used it for another project. Darn! I needed a support arm for the cage and a few bolts. Any tips on where to find them? Anyhow, I usually don't waste my time with blogs, but I really love yours! Guns, Motorcycles, Antiques, Great Food, and even Classic Old Dames! Even though I can't get those parts, the time was not wasted. I went through about 15 pages of your blog! It is very entertaining. Keep up the good work.
Hey Snacko,
Thanks for the kind words! Keep checking back and there's no telling what I may fiddle with in the future. I prefer to think of myself as eccentric.... my wife says I'm "random", so opinions vary :)
Best place to find old "parts fans", IMO, is fleamarkets. You can also find them on Ebay - but they are so heavy it's often cost prohibitive to have them shipped just for parts.
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