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Russ Huber
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Posted: Wed Oct 21st, 2009 08:29 am

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For those who have left phone messages for me at home, sorry, I'm not there...yet.

I have something from Chicago Electric Mfg. Co. This example has an 8" 4 wing blade with cast iron base and motor housing. There is a single speed slide switch in the back of the fan. This example has a 2 pole motor. This Chicago Electric badged HANDYBREEZE design was also used in a window ventilator.

Howard Colman(Barber-Colman) was taking design patents for their Bakelite portables earlier than Chicago Electric(filed 30). So it appears the Bar-Cols lead the pack.

http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=vxJwAAAAEBAJ&dq=D85004

http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=lPNVAAAAEBAJ&dq=1917327

Colman.

http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=YB1vAAAAEBAJ&dq=D83829

Pssssst........New York portable.

http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=AZFKAAAAEBAJ&dq=673139

Last edited on Wed Oct 21st, 2009 08:36 am by Russ Huber

Russ Huber
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Posted: Fri Oct 23rd, 2009 06:02 am

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Chicago Electric Mfg. Co. .......Handybreeze. And that is not Bakelite. :up:

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Posted: Fri Oct 23rd, 2009 06:54 am

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Look at it very special

I do not know about this type

Who has information about the fan, please put up all the references toppic

Warmest thanks.

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Posted: Fri Oct 23rd, 2009 07:09 am

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The U.S. patent link to the fan is in my VERY FIRST POST HERE. If you "click" on the link ABOVE with your MOUSE a U.S. patent will APPEAR. This fan you like is from CHICAGO ILL. around "1931". It has a 8 inch blade and is a SINGLE speed with a TWO POLE STATOR. I AM MOST HAPPY YOU LIKE IT.

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