1950's Fasco through the wall kitchen exhaust fan

[1968ladykenmore]

Hi,

My name is Ben. I am looking for a 1950's through the wall kitchen exhaust fan. i want one that has 4 blades.

 

[turbokinetic]

Hi Ben. If nobody here has any leads, I would highly recommend visiting the AFCA forum and signing up as a guest, so you can ask there. The Antique Fan Collector's Association is full of enthusiasts who definitely will be able to help.

https://www.afcaforum.com/

 

[tomturbomatic]

Is that the one with the cover over the outside and a chain that traveled through a slot on the inside to release the cover and turn it on?

 

[jamiel]

We had a Westinghouse-branded one of those in one of our old houses.

 

[cfz2882]

my 1974 mobile home had one of those-had a 4-blade plastic fan,and the fan had a little push switch behind the grille that turned on when the ball chain was slack/outside flap open.Ventline made the fan.I was a little bit interested in kitchen and bathroom fans when i was ~9-12 Y.O.

 

[tomturbomatic]

My brother put one of those through the wall by the toilet. He wanted to have it just above the seat, but I told him it should be higher on the wall to deal with steam from the shower.

 

[gfm8959]

Are those kitchen exhaust fans in the background?

 

[fan-of-fans]

I remember my grandparent's 1981 mobile home had one of those Ventline through the wall fans behind the stove. It had a silver metal grille with a V logo. It had a flap door that opened when the chain was pulled, and it had the 3 plastic blades too.

I can remember as a kid we'd drive up and grandma would be cooking and would have that fan on and the wonderful aroma of food cooking would be blowing out into the carport! I would look through the spinning blades into the kitchen.

 

[1968ladykenmore]

1950's Fasco through wall 4 bladed kitchen exhaust fan

Hey Everyone,
I really enjoyed everyone's responses, I guess I'm not the only one that likes antique kitchen exhaust fans!
Yes, it is the kind of fan that has the bead string through the center. And I also remember coming to my grandma's house, seeing her fascinating fan, and smelling the delicious smells.
Thanks for the link, I will check it out.
I am looking specifically for the item above, but I would really enjoy hearing more from you people about growing up with them, experiences, etc.
Thanks so much!

(I stuck on a picture of the kind of fan I am looking for. Unfortunately, if you look closely, you will notice that the one in the picture has a blade broken off. I am looking for an intact one.)

 

[cfz2882]

1979 mobile bunkhouse...

...had bathroom fans that were made by -I think-strawsine IIRC:there was a thin foam rubber disc above the 4 blade plastic fan that was blown upward to allow airflow when the fan was on-once the thin foam dry-rotted to dust,wide-open air leak in winter