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Jane Thornton
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Posted: Wed Aug 13th, 2008 09:51 pm |
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Can anyone tell me about this fan that I just bought? About how old is it and about how much is is worth? It is a GE and stands about 44 inches tall with a cast iron base. The plate reads 49X716
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Duane Burright
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Posted: Wed Aug 13th, 2008 10:40 pm |
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Not really an expert on those, but it looks like a GE Quiet Blade pedestal from the mid 1930's. Don't know about the value of it.
Are you intending to sell it or keep it?
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Jane Thornton
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Posted: Wed Aug 13th, 2008 10:53 pm |
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| Thanks for the reply - I hope to keep it unless my husband gets home and says otherwise :-) It seems to work fine and oscillates fine. I'll have to see if I can find any pictures of the GE Quiet Blade that you think it might be. Thank you so much for the help!! I have no knowledge of antique fans but this is the second one that I bought and I love them.
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Duane Burright
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Posted: Wed Aug 13th, 2008 11:11 pm |
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| If you keep it, we can help you with how to maintain and service it. The fans out of that era were built to last and have far more character than a new China made fan bought at Wal-Mart.
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Jane Thornton
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Posted: Wed Aug 13th, 2008 11:36 pm |
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| I Hope to keep it. We don't have any children to pose any "digit" losing danger. Only chihuahuas that can't reach the blades. If it is indeed from the 30's that would be wonderful because our house was built in 1932. I would appreciate that help on advice for maintaining the fan. By the way, it doesn't have an on/off switch. I don't know if it had one that is missing or never had one. Could we get one of those switches that go on the cord? Thanks Duane! I really appreciate your responses!
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Paul Foster
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Posted: Thu Aug 14th, 2008 12:04 am |
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Jane, Check out the August 5 posting "GE Pedestal Fan" on this forum. When I replied, it was at the bottom of page 2. This should give you some information regarding the maintenance of your fan.
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Posted: Thu Aug 14th, 2008 12:11 am |
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You should have a 3 speed slide switch lever sticking out of the horizontal slot in the base.
If everything worked well, ran smooth, and good paint, with switch, I would say $100.
Although on eBay with the right conditions, it could go to $250.
If you paid less than $80 with the missing switch, you probably did OK.
(my opinion only)
I'm spoiled by the Emerson 77646 pedestal fan. 12" diameter blade.
Here's an auction for a 16" Emerson pedestal 77648.
These are very efficient and the most well designed fan.
http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-16-EMERSON-OSCILLATING-PEDESTAL-FAN-3-SPEED_W0QQitemZ280249361538QQihZ018QQcategoryZ4037QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Happy Fanning!
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Jane Thornton
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Posted: Thu Aug 14th, 2008 12:18 am |
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Thanks Paul and John for the additional info. Yikes - I see the horizontal slot now on the base and it missing the switch. Sure do wish it was still there. I paid $45.00 at the flea market so I guess I did pretty good. Thanks gentlemen!!
Jane
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Posted: Thu Aug 14th, 2008 12:28 am |
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| Paul - found the Aug. 5 posting. Your fan is a beauty!!!!! I see now that someone has painted mine over the years. Wonder if I should strip the paint? I will read all the info in that posting to get maintenance info. By the way - we are neighbors! I am in Marietta, Ga.
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Posted: Thu Aug 14th, 2008 12:51 am |
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Jane Thornton wrote: Paul - found the Aug. 5 posting. Your fan is a beauty!!!!! I see now that someone has painted mine over the years. Wonder if I should strip the paint? I will read all the info in that posting to get maintenance info. By the way - we are neighbors! I am in Marietta, Ga.
I dont believe your fan has been repainted. It looks great, you should most likely keep it as it is a great fan.
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Jane Thornton
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Posted: Thu Aug 14th, 2008 01:24 am |
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| I can't believe in just a couple of hours I've received so much great info about my fan. Fan folks are great people!!! Thanks everyone! Now that I have found out that mine is missing the switch what do you think would the odds of finding a replacement out there?
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Paul Foster
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Posted: Thu Aug 14th, 2008 01:32 am |
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Jane, Suggest you keep your fan. Just do not make them like these old beauties....and they make a great conversation piece when you have company over and they see it running.
My GE pedestal is running right now keeping us nice and cool.
Your fan is a 3 speed. I do not know for certain, but would assume the same switch and speed coil was used on the desk version of your fan. Someone on this forum may have a parts fan sitting around or you may be able to find one on Ebay.
The paint scheme on this particular fan is somewhat unique, so I do not think your fan has been repainted. Best thing you can do is to clean out the old grease in your two brass oilers, replace the wicking, and refill with the proper oil as mentioned in the earlier posting. Ditto on cleaning and replacing your grease in your oscillator gear housing. Might want to check your wiring to ensure it is safe and not cracked or frayed.
Paul
Last edited on Mon Aug 18th, 2008 02:03 am by Paul Foster
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Posted: Thu Aug 14th, 2008 01:57 am |
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| Jane....a "tip" for you concerning your beautiful fan....I have one of those too and a design flaw in that particular one lies in the "X" base....these tend to be not-so-stable and can be tipped over easily. I have one in my office and just bumped it one day and 'slam!' it fell over onto the hardwood floor. The fan is tough enough to take such a lick, but the cage and blade are hard to straighten out to original specs. My advice....use it, enjoy it and show it....don't bump it.
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Posted: Mon Aug 18th, 2008 12:55 am |
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Paul Foster wrote: ... clean out the old grease in your two brass oilers, replace the wicking, and refill with the proper oil as mentioned in the earlier posting. Ditto on the grease in your oscillator gear housing ...
Paul
I cleaned out and replaced the original osc. gear housing gunk with (Phil Wood) light grease ... should I have used Zoom oil?
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Posted: Mon Aug 18th, 2008 02:02 am |
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Joe Jackson wrote: Paul Foster wrote: ... clean out the old grease in your two brass oilers, replace the wicking, and refill with the proper oil as mentioned in the earlier posting. Ditto on the grease in your oscillator gear housing ...
Paul
I cleaned out and replaced the original osc. gear housing gunk with (Phil Wood) light grease ... should I have used Zoom oil?
Joe, You did fine. Gear grease in the oscillator gear housing.
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