Vintage Fan Thread

[ovrphil]

Reply #77

wow, Frid - those open wires are daunting. Hopefully no one or thing will accidentally reach behind and get a little wakeup call.

 

[wash_my_machine]

Recently purchased these beauties!

 

[philr]

After a few years of searching (not too actively but still!), here's my Hunter tripod fan with it's new housing. 

 

I spent a few hours cleaning it and replacing the power cord but I'm very happy about it now!

 

I still need to clean the power cord and the tripod part as it was quite dirty. The last picture is how it was before!  I had patched it with fiberglass because there were large chunks of plastic missing! I was tempted to throw it away a few times because of it's condition, but now I'm glad I resisted!

 

[ovrphil]

PhilR - awesome looking fan!

 

[philr]

Thanks Phil, I spent quite a few hours cleaning it last night and I just finished cleaning another free 1975 Frigidaire air conditioner that I found on Craigslist earlier this week. I'm quite thrilled with my new finds!

 

[ovrphil]

What model no. is that Hunter ?

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And it shows…..I didn't flip through the eight pictures all the way, and the last photo you posted should be the first to show the "before". I haven't seen a Hunter like that but since you now have introduced me to these, I'd gladly pick one up if it was reasonably priced.

You have some cool stuff, for sure.

 

[philr]

Here it is. Other than the tripod, it has minor differences with mine. The original power cord had been replaced on the one I got on eBay so I used mine instead. Then I noticed that the holes for the power cord have been moved down on the newer design and one of them was also made larger to fit a plastic blocking insert. All the information on the model tag remained the same however.  The fan I already had also had an asbestos sheet in the switch/motor housing that the one I got on eBay didn't have. And I don't think it ever had one. Mine wouldn't fit because the hole for the wire in the asbestos sheet was located at a different place. 

 

[ovrphil]

Fan construction

Thanks PhilR, is that a plastic or metal shroud we're looking at? It looks like metal.

 

[philr]

It's all plastic. I don't know exactly what type of plastic it is. It's relatively hard (not as hard as Bakelite). I think the seller told me it's melamine, I guess it could be.

 

The front grille/shroud is a single piece which holds the motor and switch. The grille at the back is another molded plastic piece that's held to the shroud by 4 screws. The legs are made of anodized aluminium and the part that holds the 3 legs and the fan is mostly made of cast iron that's painted to match the plastic parts.

 

[ovrphil]

The tripod didn't appear to be holding up an all metal fan, but it gave a metal look. Nice job on the restore!

 

[kathyjb]

Just Got Here

Where is everyone? I don't see an icon for vintage fans. drats!

 

[thespiritof76]

Since this thread has been revived....

I have another vintage fan, let me present my '48 Emerson electric. =).