Lake Breeze Table Top Hot Air
Fan This
unusual hot air fan is in beautiful, original, unrestored condition.
This remarkable and interesting antique
alternative fuel fan was manufactured by the Lake Breeze Motor Co. of
Chicago, Ill. The basic design is based on the Sterling Cycle principle and it
this design will operate with any number of fuels in the burner
at the bottom acting as the heat source. This super condition example still has the original burner which is
often missing. There is a nicely designed squeeze type catch / lock
feature at the base to
release it. The fan operates nicely and after just some minor adjustments of the roller bearings, now runs smooth as silk
although as with all of them a bit slow. It stands just about 30" tall. The cast iron removable cap is present and the wrought
iron base and brass cage are very nice and still have nearly all of the
original finish on them. The
original paint on the upper portions is 90% or better, and I would rate this
fan condition wise as an 8 / 9. The 16" brass
blades are undamaged with just a few minor scratches. They have great
patina, and are not bent or damaged in any way. The cage and button are
original and very nice as well.
These unusual hot air powered fans were marketed to under-developed countries and to places here in the states that did not have electricity near the turn of the century. This style of hot air fan was also used on boats and trains where electricity was not available. As with most advertising of the day, the spiel that they provided in their ads made these sound wonderful, but the reality was somewhat less, and the consumers of the day I think were aware of this and thus they are quite hard to find and desirable. Pic Pic Pic Pic Pic Pic Pic Pic Pic Pic Pic Pic
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EXC. ..... $SOLD!
Edison Battery Powered Electric
Fan Motor
The Edison Electric Fan motor derives its name from the
Thomas Edison the inventor and patent holder for this design.
These first electric fans were powered by batteries. Edison
fan motors used 6 volt batteries and his fan / electric motor was one of the first commercially viable
uses of electricity sold and utilized in America. These motors were offered as
a fan, with or without a cage, or as just a simple motor with a different
base than the tripod fan base seen here. There was also a very desirable
version of this fan offered with a wall-mount base.
This fan motor is in nice condition and just shows normal amounts of wear and tear one would expect from an electric fan that was over 100 years old. The brass ID tag on the top is present. I do not see a serial number. It also has an oil tube coming from the rear bearing I have not seen on the others of these I have owned or seen in the past. The brushes look original and good. I do not see anything wrong with the windings. I think it will look even better cleaned up a bit. Pic Pic Pic Pic Pic Pic Pic Pic
Good+ ..... $1950.00
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