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Chris Cole
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Posted: Sun Jul 19th, 2009 06:21 am |
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Hey everyone this is my first post on the AFCA website.
I am looking for some help finding a Cinni fan. From what I understand they are no longer made and were bought out by a company named FREUD in the UK. I would like to have an original Cinni fan with a U.S. compatible outlet plug but I can't find them anywhere. I've tried ebay, craigslist, and just a plain google search. I know they were sold at Pottery Barn a few years ago, so I was hoping they would be easier to find.
If anyone knows where I could get one please let me know. Thanks!
(p.s. I would REALLY like to find the chrome 12" version)
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Posted: Sun Jul 19th, 2009 06:46 am |
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Hi Chris,
I know you have your heart set on that Cinni but may I highly suggest that you consider an OLD fan instead. A good older fan from pre-1950 will outlast several of those new Cinnis which I don't know if they are all that good. In the process the old fan will hold its value better and may, if you like old things, be more fun or satisfying to use.
Get an old Emerson 29646 in the $75 to $150 range or any other Emerson from the teens through the 30s. Many of the Emersons of the 30s are relatively cheap ($25-75) and will run circles around that Cinni. Or a GE oscillator from the teens through 20s or even 30s. Westinghouse fans are also good choices if the headwire (from motor to base) is in very good condition as the wire can be hard to change. Robbins & Myers from the teens through 20s are also very good quality fans.
I remember when the Cinni fans were being sold but, being into ANTIQUE fans and other old stuff, I recognize the superiority of a good old fan. I regularly run my 1900 GE and other fans from the early part of the last century. Recently I bought a 1942 Emerson in nearly new condition that had been used on a ship. $18 at the flea market and it will last nearly forever, runs smoothly and quietly and blows a lot of air.
Got kids or pets around and you don't want the "danger" of an old fan? Get rid of the kids and teach the pets to stay away. Old fans and kids/pets can be compatible.
Good luck on your quest for the Cinni but I hope you try an OLD fan instead.
Here's who you want to contact:
http://www.cinni.com.au/
Click on the small icons at the bottom of the page.
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Posted: Sun Jul 19th, 2009 07:25 am |
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Steve Stephens wrote: Hi Chris,
I know you have your heart set on that Cinni but may I highly suggest that you consider an OLD fan instead. A good older fan from pre-1950 will outlast several of those new Cinnis which I don't know if they are all that good. In the process the old fan will hold its value better and may, if you like old things, be more fun or satisfying to use.
Get an old Emerson 29646 in the $75 to $150 range or any other Emerson from the teens through the 30s. Many of the Emersons of the 30s are relatively cheap ($25-75) and will run circles around that Cinni. Or a GE oscillator from the teens through 20s or even 30s. Westinghouse fans are also good choices if the headwire (from motor to base) is in very good condition as the wire can be hard to change. Robbins & Myers from the teens through 20s are also very good quality fans.
I remember when the Cinni fans were being sold but, being into ANTIQUE fans and other old stuff, I recognize the superiority of a good old fan. I regularly run my 1900 GE and other fans from the early part of the last century. Recently I bought a 1942 Emerson in nearly new condition that had been used on a ship. $18 at the flea market and it will last nearly forever, runs smoothly and quietly and blows a lot of air.
Got kids or pets around and you don't want the "danger" of an old fan? Get rid of the kids and teach the pets to stay away. Old fans and kids/pets can be compatible.
Good luck on your quest for the Cinni but I hope you try an OLD fan instead.
Here's who you want to contact:
http://www.cinni.com.au/
Click on the small icons at the bottom of the page.
In a way, Steve here is correct. I have had a similar fan except it was a pedestal model. The mount for the cage (being made out of brittle plastic) snapped off while the fan was running thus making the ENTIRE cage hit the spinning blade which was travelling pretty quick due to the 4-pole motor. This resulted in a catastrophic explosion of parts flying everywhere. Rivets on the blades snapped, one of the blades even flew out of the cage and the other blades cought onto the cage spinning the entire thing with the blades. You may want ot try to get an older fan. Although people may not agree with me, even some of the 80's fans are good. I especially recommend Panasonic made fans as I have 4 of them. All of them run excellent for a fairly new fan. Many many people don't realize that quality for fans has dropped significantly since the 70's and 80's. Check your local Craigslist for something decent. Even a 70's Hunter standard will do. They have OSHA cages and look alot like the fan you posted.
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Posted: Sun Jul 19th, 2009 09:43 am |
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Rob Duffy wrote:
I have had a similar fan except it was a pedestal model. The mount for the cage (being made out of brittle plastic) snapped off while the fan was running thus making the ENTIRE cage hit the spinning blade which was travelling pretty quick due to the 4-pole motor. This resulted in a catastrophic explosion of parts flying everywhere. Rivets on the blades snapped, one of the blades even flew out of the cage and the other blades cought onto the cage spinning the entire thing with the blades.
Rob, was your catastrophy fan a Cinni? I thought the Cinnis were fairly good fans but nowhere as good as the better old fans.
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Posted: Sun Jul 19th, 2009 12:53 pm |
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Those are on e-bay all the time.
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Posted: Fri Jul 31st, 2009 01:04 am |
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Those Cinni things are trying to look like old fans................ but they don't............. and also they don't have the quality old fans do.................. Buy an old fan........... even Bersteds will last you many many years to come.......... if they are oiled every 3 weeks.................. Don't buy a Cinni  . Buy an old fan................
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Posted: Fri Jul 31st, 2009 01:30 am |
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Steve Stephens wrote:
Rob Duffy wrote:
I have had a similar fan except it was a pedestal model. The mount for the cage (being made out of brittle plastic) snapped off while the fan was running thus making the ENTIRE cage hit the spinning blade which was travelling pretty quick due to the 4-pole motor. This resulted in a catastrophic explosion of parts flying everywhere. Rivets on the blades snapped, one of the blades even flew out of the cage and the other blades cought onto the cage spinning the entire thing with the blades.
Rob, was your catastrophy fan a Cinni? I thought the Cinnis were fairly good fans but nowhere as good as the better old fans.
Rob's fan was NOT a Cinni, just a generic, unbranded piece of China s***. I have the same fan, in working order.
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Posted: Fri Jul 31st, 2009 02:32 am |
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Nicholas Denney wrote: Steve Stephens wrote:
Rob Duffy wrote:
I have had a similar fan except it was a pedestal model. The mount for the cage (being made out of brittle plastic) snapped off while the fan was running thus making the ENTIRE cage hit the spinning blade which was travelling pretty quick due to the 4-pole motor. This resulted in a catastrophic explosion of parts flying everywhere. Rivets on the blades snapped, one of the blades even flew out of the cage and the other blades cought onto the cage spinning the entire thing with the blades.
Rob, was your catastrophy fan a Cinni? I thought the Cinnis were fairly good fans but nowhere as good as the better old fans.
Rob's fan was NOT a Cinni, just a generic, unbranded piece of China s***. I have the same fan, in working order. Haier to be exact. May be worse in quality but I still don't like much after 1989.
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Posted: Sat Aug 1st, 2009 02:16 am |
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| I have a black Cinni that is entirely metal and of good quality. I have been looking for one of the Chrome ones myself.
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| Do you think there will be any cinni fans around a hundred years from now that are still running? I doubt it!!
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Posted: Sun Aug 2nd, 2009 04:49 pm |
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| If you have your heart set on a Cinni fan, try Restoration Hardware.
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Posted: Sun Aug 2nd, 2009 07:36 pm |
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Rob Duffy wrote: Nicholas Denney wrote: Rob's fan was NOT a Cinni, just a generic, unbranded piece of China s***. I have the same fan, in working order. Haier to be exact. May be worse in quality but I still don't like much after 1989.
Haier's are crap. Comparing a Haier to a Cinni is like comparing a modern Lasko boxfan to an old 1950's Emerson boxfan.
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Posted: Thu Nov 5th, 2009 05:55 pm |
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Hi Chris,
Its nice to know that you are looking for Cinni fans as i am one of the promoters for this brand,just to let you know that Cinni fans are still manufactured in Varanasi, India.Yes it is true that Pottery Barn was one of our buyers and also was Freud,UK and it is not true that Cinni has been sold it remains with its original owners Raj Kumar Sah & Sons since 1950,it is just that we stopped exporting for the last few years but very soon we are going to restart the export of Cinni Fans.Please do not get misguided by anyone else who claims to be owners of Cinni fans
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Posted: Thu Nov 5th, 2009 07:38 pm |
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| Thank you Anjan for posting the status of the Cinni fans. It's nice when a company or interested party comes in with good information.
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Posted: Thu Nov 5th, 2009 08:06 pm |
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I remember when these were sold here in America, at a store called Brookstone. They look well built and even have oil ports. A friend of mine bought one back in the 1990's and regularly oils it, that fan is still running just as well as the day he got it.
Mark Goodrich had posted something on these fans a while back (the post has long since fallen into the abyss), if I recall right I think there was a relationship to Marelli (but I could be wrong, so could Mark though.)
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Posted: Thu Nov 5th, 2009 08:36 pm |
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Duane Burright wrote: I remember when these were sold here in America, at a store called Brookstone. They look well built and even have oil ports. A friend of mine bought one back in the 1990's and regularly oils it, that fan is still running just as well as the day he got it.
Mark Goodrich had posted something on these fans a while back (the post has long since fallen into the abyss), if I recall right I think there was a relationship to Marelli (but I could be wrong, so could Mark though.)
I wonder what the chances are finding one cheap. I may give one of these a test.
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Posted: Thu Nov 5th, 2009 09:27 pm |
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I got a Cinni not long ago.Mostly because I was curious.Here is a Cinni and another similar fan.Both are made in India.They look alot alike but the Cinni is alot better quality.You know the difference in an expensive bicycle and a cheap one?That's how I would compare these.But of course they're not heavy duty like an antique fan.
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