Manning-Bowman Model 205065 Box Fan
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- Опубліковано 11 гру 2011
- Still another electric fan, from a name I'd never heard before. Manning-Bowman was a company dating from the late 1800s that produced many different coffee serving appliances, some of which were quite ornate. Manning-Bowman was later acquired by the McGraw-Edison company.
I did not know that the Toastmaster division separated from McGraw-Edison in the 1980s. McGraw-Edison became a division of Cooper Industries and produces lighting fixtures these days. (This is how Cooper came to own a few other brands, such as Buss Fuses, which had been divisions of McGraw-Edison.)
This fan is basically identical to a two-speed "Eskimo" fan I have, marked as being made by the Bersted division of McGraw-Edison. The only differences are slight--a different switch and a slightly different looking motor that runs more quietly at startup are pretty much it. It's still very sturdy and in very good running condition.
great find Bill. I refuse to own a plastic fan, because they move hardly any air compared to the old metal ones. The one I use the most is an R&M Hunter 16 inch desk fan model CG16 dating to 1942. It moves more air than two of the most modern box fans you can find. Best part is, I bought it at a flea market for $15!
I found a Dominion box fan next to a dumpster a couple years ago. The blades were windmilling in the breeze, so I took it home. It's ugly but it works, the only issue is that you have to prop it slightly forward as the motor shaft has a large amount of play in it, and the blades can come back and contact the motor housing. When you shut the thing off, it sounds like the world is coming to an end. It could be as old as 1955.
We have a very similar fan, same color and the handle on it is broken too so it was replaced with a metal door pull and I think it's from 1973. ours is a 3 speed. those holes on the side are for a stand that came with the fan, but our stand is long gone as well. I have a video up on my other channel about it. That fan is so robust it survived my destructive childhood of me throwing soda in it while it was running and it has fallen over countless times and still runs fine :D
Nice little box fan
Good old running box fan is always a score. Boonville Missouri is now a bit of a tourist attraction now that there is a casino located there.
That is defiently worth more than $5 you did good. They sold all different size fans under than name
These fans are AWESOME!!!
I had one somewhat like that I bought it at the local woolworth many years ago sadly it stayed in scotland when I transferred back to the states and the NAVY puts a size and weight limit on stuff you can ship back I even had a 220 50hz converter for it . I am sure someone over there is still using it today.
we need companies like these people still making items IN the usa
Sunday i found a Lakewood 20IN or 30IN round fan near the dumpster in my town home complex i live in and the only problem with it was a string around the shaft that was keeping it form spinning. I cant believe why people can fix things any more because the same fan go for $50 to $60at Walmart.
I have a few old fans myself,and even though they look like rustbuckets, they work flawlessly and reliably
Nice one!
There are actually a series of fiber washers on each side of the shaft that serve to center the shaft inside the motor. They're real easy to replace if you have the nerve to disassemble the motor, which shouldn't be a huge issue. I had the same problem on a 1971 Lakewood.
I've never seen a "box fan" here in the UK and dont think thay have ever made one or imported one and i would love to own one but can't even get one from the US via-ebay ect.. without a step down transformer 240v-120v aswell witch would end up being quite expencive for the two not to mention postege. I went to a car boot sale the other day and picked up some intresting items and when i was there i thought what would UXWBILL do haha
your goodwill gives discounts? mine has a price guide and they can't change it no matter what. also they never really have electronics.
nice. should come up real good. dont see them things hear.
Those old fans easily weigh twice what the newer ones do. That should tell you something about their durability. I would bet that most of the old ones got thrown away simply because they became filthy from years of use and not because they were broken.
In avocado green no less. A fan in that shape would never make it onto the floor of a Goodwill store here, a shame because its only missing a few screws.
I have a early 70's Manning Bowman box fan rebaged Sears. I don't have it with me right now.
nice find!!! i just got a mid 90's 12" oscillating windmere (kuo horng) fan, from goodwill. i payed$10.00 for it. it is like new, and was very clean, when i got it.