Collectible Electric Fans

Vintage Electric Fans: A Breezy Sort of Shopping

Antique fans hold your interest because they are still useful after over 125 years of production, and collectible fans provide a moveable time capsule to observe as they perform their function. When you search for the perfect vintage fans for sale, you'll find that an antique electric fans price guide comes in handy when determining value but that you'll enjoy the interactive nature of an old fan just as much. Let's start by delving into pertinent facts about the fascinating vintage fan.

Like any other antique, collectible fans on eBay get graded for condition:

• Mint designates a fan of any age that has never been out of its box. Most fans get graded excellent instead to signify never used. The original box, schematics, and instructions may or may not be present, and if they are, their condition is secondary to the fan's.
• Fine designates a vintage fan that has been used gently but has no cracks in its base or blades. Its cord is era-appropriate of either fabric-covered or plastic and has no cracks or missing pieces. It runs well.
• Good designates an old fan that has seen greater use. Its cord may show scrapes or cracks but still operates safely. If the model contained a weight under its base to give greater stability, the weight may be missing.
• Fair designates a need of a little tender loving care to maintain running condition. Despite a few flaws, the fan ought to show its basic design even through a bit of flaked paint or a cracked fan blade.
• As-is condition indicates a fan prized for its status as a project or for its parts to go into other fans of its vintage.

The classic 12-inch revolving desk fan displays many designs that might include a company logo on its cage, bright copper blades, fabric cord, and three speeds to its oscillation. The boxy hassock fan typical to a large space sits on the floor to disperse more powerful air movement from a larger motor than a desk fan. A mid-century style window or box fan is light enough to be moved easily, and its appeal lies in its decorator colors, such as blue, seafoam green, or yellow.

Vintage fans brands and models from companies past and present include:

• Westinghouse Model Style 1229803
• Diehl Model B16AJ16
• General Electric Model 75425
• Emerson Model 19646
• Robbins & Myers Model 3600