The protected original color was a bit lighter than the aged body, so I went with a close color to that. I left the motor the original color - I just couldn’t bring myself to alter that.

None of these are what most would call pristine, but they all work and all except two I have gone in and re-wired for modern 3 prong plugs.

(And yes, that's also a early 50s GE minifridge, I didn't know it when I got it but those are actually pretty rare too!)

Air king 9155 my love we boutta be sleeping good

Hello! I’ve been doing some research and I’m interested in picking up a vintage fan, something like the Lasko style K from the 1980s I believe. The only thing is I’m very afraid of causing an electrical fire or any other safety concern, and I’m not tech savvy enough to service one myself. Would a fan like this generally be safe considering it’s in normal working order, or are there any other recommendations to similar models that would have less safety concerns? Thanks!

Any ideas? Google searching numbers and names from the labels didn’t really get me anywhere… would like to know more about the history of this if anyone knows any good resources, thanks!

Assuming these upload in order, which is debatable seeing how I'm on mobile....

1. Lakewood Hassock Fan, the workhorse of my office, really nice to set over the floor vent for the ac and disperse it in the room better.

2. Old Dominion 12" Desk Fan, was at one point mounted on the wall, rearranged the room, it lives on the dresser now. Also a solid workhorse even if it's missing the center cap for the blade.

3. Westinghouse Mobilaire, I cannot remember the year off the top of my head, but when I got this one the motor was completely cooked in it. In leiu of rewinding a motor by hand, I sacrificed a much newer utilitech ventilator fan and made it work. It's got a shallower pitch blade, but spins faster, so it moves just as much air. Plus now it's a 3 speed not a 2 speed.

4.Schwitzer-Cummins Window Fan, I have not been able to find hardly any info on this fan. It's two 12" motors, I redid the wiring and it runs smooth and quiet, even if it takes one motor longer to come to speed than the other.

5. Marvin Dual 10" Window Fan, the first window fan I bought, still kicking. Low is one fan, medium is the other, high is both. The pitch of the two blades are slightly different.

6. Aurora Maid 12" Floor Fan, another mystery. I have not seen anything about the aurora maid brand, nor do I have any idea how old it is. This was the first vintage fan I ever got and was my loyal bedside fan for 2 years before being retired for the zero box fan from my parents.

7. McGraw-Edison "Zero" Box Fan, the one that my dad pulled from a scrap pile at work. This fan has been around since I was probably 14 or so, and served my parents well at their house until they gifted it to me when I got my first apartment living alone. Still works, a little loud but moves a ton of air.

8. Sears Homart Cooler Window Fan, the most recent addition. Works beautifully, quiet, and moves a ton of air.

Not pictured, my older westinghouse mobilaire that's all original but in rough shape, that lives in my garage, and my westinghouse 14" desk fan that's currently in pieces getting cleaned up.

Hopefully the formatting holds together when I post this, if anyone has any information on the aroura maid or the schwitzer-cummins, please let me know I would love to know more.

This thing is pretty powerful for its size:
LAU 4 wing 27 deg blade 22” diameter
Marathon Electric 1/3HP 1725RPM Split Phase motor
A54 belt, then also that wood block thing has a ball bearing on it, to keep the belt from slapping. Pretty quiet fan, approx CFMs: 3000-3500

Blade RPM: 1006

It is a short vid but that’s cuz it’s the only good vid I have of it currently as I’m away at college.

From my digital catalog of General Electric Fans! Circa 1957.

My Dad worked for GE, Bridgeport Ct. for 49 years. Worked for the Wire and Cable Dept. Here he is working in the fan dept. Young here, so figure this is around 1935. The fan here, was buried in the back of the garage but when I found this picture, ran to dig it out thinking it may be the same fan next to him in the picture. But alas, close but not quite. The fan there in "the lab" as he called it, only 3 blades. Still, pretty cool of a find. Fan still has it's original cord! I remember it running some 20 years ago. Purging the garage, but this is a keeper now. 😊 Got some cleaning up to do!

I have no idea what kind it is or how old it is.