Something you may have not noticed on the fan, the rubber on the cord is cracked by the switch. (Right where the cord goes into the base). This could lead to arcing in the near future. I'd get the cord replaced.
I have one of these, it was given to my great grandmother when she was pregnant with one of my great uncles to keep her cool. I found it in my grandmother’s basement when I just turned thirteen, choked with dust bunnies. I took it apart best I could then to clean it, got it working again, and then a couple of years ago (12 years later) my dad and I REALLY took it apart, cleaned and oiled it, and I am using it as I type this. It’s probably due for another oiling though...
Years ago when I was growing up in the 1960s fans did not have alot of covering over the blades. Back then knowone was silly enough to stick their fingers in the fan while it was running it was just good ole common sense.
Well I don’t have one of those I do have several antique and vintage fans that I run around the house. They usually get rewired and completely service and work great. They’re very quiet and smooth running .
If you convert the price of $3.95 from the first of the Samson fans from the 30’s, they come out to a price of $75 to $80. Not a bad price for a high quality fan!
Got one with rubber blades from the 1950s branded as GEC bullet fan. It doesn’t hurt from the front and it slightly hurts from the back due to how fast they spin, but they are well made and high quality.
@@noneck3099 ok yeah i only started fan collecting 3.5 years ago so definitely not lol. And dam I haven’t seen many fan collectors from Australia so that is different
Oh wow I just discovered this channel, it's such a hidden gem. Surprisingly low number of subscribers. I thought it'd be like 100s of thousands. Nonetheless, amazing content.
I bought a $30 fan this summer and the stand had bent legs from the factory. It was made from the thinnest metal and the cheapest, thinnest plastic I'd ever seen and barely produced any breeze but did produce a lot of noise from all the vibrations. I instantly returned it. Just bought a vintage fan because in my experience with old gear is that they're usually built like a tank. I still have old 70s clock radios that work fine after a resoldering job.
I live in a country without ac in apartements and my favorite are 90s/2000s fans, used a new one once , didnt perform. My 90s one has size of a desk fan but Performance of one of those hv floor fans
I have a 1990s/early 2000s Home-Line fan that still works but... when I turn it on the entire top part just shakes for a little bit. But eventually it figures out that it shouldn't be shaking and returns to normal. But idk if that's very safe so I don't turn it on also I don't want to get my hair caught in the motor....... Update I'll do a video of it.. if ur curious on what it looks like
The problem is with people putting their fingers in the blades of the fan, if people stop putting their fingers in the fan blades, there wouldn't need a desk fan with rubber blades.
Fans before this did have cages...not really sure where the misconception that the cage would decrease the fans ability would have come from as some of the 1900- 1930's USA and ITALIAN fans are f.cking terrifying how fast they go...in saying that i have a RUSSIAN or CCCP fan with leather blades, and several UK and AUSTRALIAN rubber blade variants..once plastic came in post WW2 this idea was never seen again. I feel for the children of today that can't stick their fingers in electrical appliances... ..don't know what they're missing...lol
My mother had a pink Pifco hair dryer with a fan in it. The back was broken and I lost a finger tip to it. She covered the broken bit with sellotape after that. Just to be on the safe side.
Something you may have not noticed on the fan, the rubber on the cord is cracked by the switch. (Right where the cord goes into the base). This could lead to arcing in the near future. I'd get the cord replaced.
I have one of these, it was given to my great grandmother when she was pregnant with one of my great uncles to keep her cool. I found it in my grandmother’s basement when I just turned thirteen, choked with dust bunnies. I took it apart best I could then to clean it, got it working again, and then a couple of years ago (12 years later) my dad and I REALLY took it apart, cleaned and oiled it, and I am using it as I type this. It’s probably due for another oiling though...
Love this! Thank you for sharing!
I was given one 20 years ago and it worked great but now I haVE TO REPLACE THE CORD......
Can you still get blades for these things???
Years ago when I was growing up in the 1960s fans did not have alot of covering over the blades. Back then knowone was silly enough to stick their fingers in the fan while it was running it was just good ole common sense.
Well I don’t have one of those I do have several antique and vintage fans that I run around the house. They usually get rewired and completely service and work great. They’re very quiet and smooth running .
If you convert the price of $3.95 from the first of the Samson fans from the 30’s, they come out to a price of $75 to $80. Not a bad price for a high quality fan!
Great point!
Love your videos! They are so interesting to watch. 😊
Got one with rubber blades from the 1950s branded as GEC bullet fan. It doesn’t hurt from the front and it slightly hurts from the back due to how fast they spin, but they are well made and high quality.
were you on the DT Vintage fans forum?
@@noneck3099 Not from my knowledge no
@@Connectitthefancollector was about 15 years ago...more relaxed than AFCA...i'm a fan collector in Western Australia.
@@noneck3099 ok yeah i only started fan collecting 3.5 years ago so definitely not lol. And dam I haven’t seen many fan collectors from Australia so that is different
Look up the Singer Ribbonaire. It’s another safe fan that was advertised around the same time.
Oh wow I just discovered this channel, it's such a hidden gem. Surprisingly low number of subscribers. I thought it'd be like 100s of thousands. Nonetheless, amazing content.
Thank you! 😊
Fans made more than 60 years ago: Made well and move lots of air.
Fans made today: cheap junk and move little to no air.
I bought a $30 fan this summer and the stand had bent legs from the factory. It was made from the thinnest metal and the cheapest, thinnest plastic I'd ever seen and barely produced any breeze but did produce a lot of noise from all the vibrations. I instantly returned it. Just bought a vintage fan because in my experience with old gear is that they're usually built like a tank. I still have old 70s clock radios that work fine after a resoldering job.
@@Drinkyoghurt new stuff is just cheap garbage
Brilliant video!
One of these is available on Facebook marketplace
Great video!
I live in a country without ac in apartements and my favorite are 90s/2000s fans, used a new one once , didnt perform. My 90s one has size of a desk fan but Performance of one of those hv floor fans
I wonder if there was a connection between Samson United and Samsonite luggage. Samsonite had a logo resembling 4 fan blades.
I have a 1990s/early 2000s Home-Line fan that still works but... when I turn it on the entire top part just shakes for a little bit. But eventually it figures out that it shouldn't be shaking and returns to normal. But idk if that's very safe so I don't turn it on also I don't want to get my hair caught in the motor.......
Update I'll do a video of it.. if ur curious on what it looks like
And a modern fans and a.c's best suited for people who Live in a old house and cant afford central air or that new fangled system that is hvac.
still working
How much?
The problem is with people putting their fingers in the blades of the fan, if people stop putting their fingers in the fan blades, there wouldn't need a desk fan with rubber blades.
Fans before this did have cages...not really sure where the misconception that the cage would decrease the fans ability would have come from as some of the 1900- 1930's USA and ITALIAN fans are f.cking terrifying how fast they go...in saying that i have a RUSSIAN or CCCP fan with leather blades, and several UK and AUSTRALIAN rubber blade variants..once plastic came in post WW2 this idea was never seen again.
I feel for the children of today that can't stick their fingers in electrical appliances...
..don't know what they're missing...lol
Modern, tighter cages do indeed decrease the airflow on fans. As for vintage fans, probabaly not
"terrifying how fast they go"
*cough* ge aou *cough*
My mother had a pink Pifco hair dryer with a fan in it. The back was broken and I lost a finger tip to it. She covered the broken bit with sellotape after that. Just to be on the safe side.
I am selling an antique electric fan 70 yrs old