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Larry Hancock
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Posted: Sun Aug 24th, 2008 03:43 am |
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| I haven't ever seen one this size... Have you? It appears to be the ceiling mounted, gigantic, version of the "Darth Vader" fan. Attached Image (viewed 184 times):
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Myles Gifford
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Posted: Sun Aug 24th, 2008 03:49 am |
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if thats a power aire i must find one
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Andrew Goold
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Posted: Sun Aug 24th, 2008 04:56 am |
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| My guess is it's some sort of ceiling-mount variation of the Westinghouse Whirlair, note the fact that the prop is pitched clockwise.
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Jeff Rusnak
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Posted: Sun Aug 24th, 2008 05:06 am |
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I'm pretty sure Westinghouse marketed that fan as the "Whirlaire fans".they were made around 1935,they were for commercial applications such as,warehouses/factories,stores and resturants,etc.. If memory serves me correct,I think Nicholas Denny had a Westinghouse catoluge at Fan Fair this year from 1935 showing the various fans and electrical items sold by Westinghouse.I think that fan was listed there and,Westinghouse made that same fan with a narrow 3 blade prop.  Those fans were made in pedistal,ceiling,and counter models,and were painted in the brown/bronze color.There were also oscillating models.Rod Rodgers had one for sale at Fan Fair in 2007.
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Nicholas Denney
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Posted: Sun Aug 24th, 2008 05:26 am |
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Larry Hancock wrote: I haven't ever seen one this size... Have you? It appears to be the ceiling mounted, gigantic, version of the "Darth Vader" fan.
Ooooooo..... nice one!
That does indeed look like it should be a Whirl-Aire BUT, ............ I have no clue what it is either.
It is a mystery fan, just like this one. 
BTW, the positioning of the rivets on the blades would make it a later one, perhaps early 50's??
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Russ Huber
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Posted: Sun Aug 24th, 2008 05:47 am |
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http://www.google.com/patents?id=tkYCAAAAEBAJ&dq=D108142
Gustav Koch was MR. FAN for Westinghouse....30s right down to the Mobileaire. Must of been a contract engineer and big time brown noser.  Ralph Kruck was the brains behind the.......Darth Vador design.
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Rod Rogers
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Posted: Sun Aug 24th, 2008 06:08 am |
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That gold one two posts up is one I restored many moons ago. Can't remember who I sold or traded it to!
Looks like a FF picture. I might have sold it at the FF auction?
Rod
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Jeff Rusnak
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Posted: Mon Aug 25th, 2008 05:29 am |
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It is definetly a Westinghouse fan.Just one that the blades/motor rotated clockwise instead of Westinghouses usual counterclockwise rotation.  Those fans were painted in the typical mid 30's brown/bronze color.
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