Lake
Breeze Floor Model Hot Air Fan
This remarkable and interesting antique alternative fuel
hot air fans was
manufactured by the Lake Breeze Motor Co. of Chicago, Ill. They are
typically called hot air fans due to the burner (not original) down in the
base used to power it. The basic design is based on the Sterling
Cycle principle and it will operate with any number of fuels in a lamp base or other burner
used to heat the bottom copper tube that has a piston in it. This one operates and after just some minor adjustments of the roller bearings it runs
smooth as silk. These fans were marketed to under-developed countries and to places here that did not have electricity as well as for being used on boats and trains near the turn of the century. As with most advertising of that day or today, the spiel that they provided in their ads made these sound wonderful, but the reality was somewhat less and thus these unusual fans are quite rare and desirable. I have read that they cost somewhere near $20.00 back then, a huge sum for a fan at the time, but I can also imagine hearing about them, not having electricity just yet, and feeling i needed something to get some air moving in some hot humid part of the country.
The condition is super, and it looks to have seen little use in the last 80 years or so since it was sold back in the twenties. The upper portion retains over 95% of the original japanned finish and there are just minor losses at the base of the feet. There is still a lot of decoration remaining further up the legs. The cast iron removable cap is present and about perfect. The brass blades are undamaged and have just minor spots of tarnish / grease stains. The cage is nice, and the badge is present.
The main American competitor was named Jost, and there are a few different foreign models that have been made over the years, but the Lake Breeze is about the best and most well known of this style fan. There are several different models available, including a couple of desk-top versions, and they came in different fan blade sizes as well. This is the largest floor model and it has 16" blades. A nice looking and good working fan for the collection.
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CC-LB16FFAN
Very Good . . . . .$SOLD!
T. A. Edison Battery Powered Electric Fan Motor The Edison Electric Fan motor derives its name from Thomas Alva Edison the inventor and patent holder for this design electric fan motor. These early electric fans were powered by 6 volt DC batteries. Edison fans and motors were one of the first commercially viable uses of electricity sold and utilized in America. It is a historically significant piece of electrical apparatus.
These motors were offered as a fan, with or without a cage, or as just a simple motor. They could be had with a different base than the tripod fan base seen here, mounted on a board, or there was also a very desirable version of this fan offered with a wall-mount base.
This fan motor is in nice condition and shows minimal amounts of wear and minor paint chips. The brass ID tag on the top is present with a serial number of 5951. The copper strip brushes look original and good. I do not see anything wrong with the windings. It will look even better cleaned up a bit more. A very nice example of a very hard to find fan motor.
EDFAN-1
Very Good . . . . .$1495.00 SOLD!
Westinghouse
12" "Tank" Electric Desk Fan
They call these Tanks because of the size and weight
of the motor. It is a good choice. This one has a cutout badge which
means it is an earlier version and dates from just after the turn of the
century. This style motor superseded the earlier Pancake motors. It
is in cosmetically pretty nice condition. It has 95% of the original
paint, and the guard is OK with one loose bar. The blades are straight.
It runs with a push start, but seems to be just a single speed right now.
The switch looks OK and I think it is just a loose wire. Priced
accordingly.
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WE-FAN-1
Good . . . . . $175.00
GE General Electric 12"
"Pancake" Desk Fan
This style fan is referred to as a Pancake motor because of the thin profile
of the motor. This is an early style that predates the "heavier "tank" motors
which came later. The original switch is gone and it is wired direct drive.
It worked the first time I plugged it in, but now seems to want someone to
work on it. The cage is OK, but as can be seen needs to be straightened.
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CLM-GEFAN-1
Good . . . . .$95.00 SOLD!
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