GE Fan with Bakelite base

[Doug Rose]

Janet and I went two a few Flea markets yesterday in our way to Maine. I picked up a real nice GE Fan. Brass Blades and a Bakelite base (bakelite is shiny and I kept getting reflections in it). Fan works perfectly and oscillates like it should. Just a real nice piece of yesteryear.....Doug

[Dennis Markham]

Great fan, Doug.  Is there a label on it somewhere?  One of those little metal tags with maybe voltage numbers, etc. on it?  If so can you post a photo of it? 

[Doug Rose]

Great fan, Doug.  Is there a label on it somewhere?  One of those little metal tags with maybe voltage numbers, etc. on it?  If so can you post a photo of it? 

Dennis....i was surprised not to find a metal take anywhere. This could be hung on a wall on the brass holder had a littel info and the patent number in the bakelite....Doug

[Dennis Markham]

Thanks Doug for the photos.  I thought maybe I could find out some information about it on the fan forum.  I am a "lurking" member of this forum:  http://afca.mywowbb.com/

I've just been reading about fans that I've picked up recently.  I have yet to make a post there.  From what I was reading with the GE fans, the cages that are painted are pre-1950.  Chrome cages began in 1951.  Your fan must be older than 1950.  Was that cage painted?  Maybe that applied to just certain models of GE fans.

[Doug Rose]

Dennis...cage was not painted. I tried looking up the patent 1957237 1965668 but couldn't find anything. I was really amazed to see bakelite on the bottom of a fan. No chips cracks or missing pieces. bakelite is brown and ais in very nice shape with General Electric embossed on it.....Doug

[LarryInMichigan]

Look at: http://www.google.com/patents?id=-sRMAAAAEBAJ&zoom=4&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false
and http://www.google.com/patents?id=BY5mAAAAEBAJ&zoom=4&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false

[Doug Rose]

Look at: http://www.google.com/patents?id=-sRMAAAAEBAJ&zoom=4&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false
and http://www.google.com/patents?id=BY5mAAAAEBAJ&zoom=4&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false

Larry...did you find it, I get nothing...Doug

[LarryInMichigan]

I just did google searches on the patent numbers.  Don't the links that I posted work?

Larry

[Kenny C]

i found them the first,1957237, is a fan blade Pat. January 20,1932.

The second,1965668, is support for electrical motors, Pat. July 10,1934.

[JorgeAmely]

Larry:

Your links work well. Thanks.

[Doug Rose]

Obviously....I needed everyones help. I got it now. Thanks Larry and Kenny....I appreciate all the help....Doug