I bid on this little old fan at an auction a while back.
I loved the green color, brass blades and vintage style!
It's a Star Rite brand and about 10" tall.
It still worked! It just needed to be cleaned up a little.
I replaced a couple of screws and cleaned it up. It runs,
but it's extremely loud. Maybe a little oil on the motor will help.
This was made before those close grids to prevent kids from getting
their fingers cut off. Remember those? We were always warned
as kids not to stick out fingers in the fans! It just made me
want to do it all the more! haha.
But this one? You could fit your whole hand in there! ha.
♥
We had a little gray fan just like that when I was a little girl. They look downright scary today.
ReplyDeletePut it up on a high shelf away from those curious cats, okay?
Hey, I made a rhyme that time.
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I don't plan on really using it. Too dangerous! It's so loud and rumbles like it's going to take off and fly around the room! haha.
DeleteBut it is fun to look at!
You rhymed and you're first! Pat will be jealous. haha.
What really nice
DeleteIs I rhymed twice.
Now thrice.
You're on a roll! :)
DeleteRhyming away
DeleteAnd number at her bay
How rude
Dude
Martha's not a dude.
Deleteshe's a rhyming... lady.
hmm...that didn't rhyme at all. ha.
I'm the rhymingest dudette yet.
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dudette? lol....oh, that cracks me up.
DeleteRhymes with yet.
DeleteYou get?
(I should probably get a little more sleep... ha)
Oh! No, I didn't 'get'. Maybe I'm the one needing more coffee. haha...
DeleteThere is no way that you would be allowed to buy something like that at auction over here!! Health and safety gone mad. It will make a nice decoration though! I like the green colour. xx
ReplyDeleteReally? Not even as an antique at an auction? What happens to all the neat old stuff that might be dangerous?
DeleteThey cut the wire to the plug off right next to the item and sell it as a decorative object only! You would then have to have it rewired if you wanted to use it. 99% of charity (thrift) shops won't sell anything electrical because of health and safety!! Talk about crazy. You will never find an antique fan or a pretty lamp in a UK charity shop! Crazy huh!!!!!!!! xx
DeleteIsn't that amazing! Well, we have our share of crazy overbearing regulations. I just didn't think any country could top us! haha.
DeleteSuch a special look....that green and brass blades. It really cleaned up nice. It will look good with some of your other vintage pieces. I do remember those open one. My mom was afraid my long hair would get sucked in..so I was really warned to stay back.
ReplyDeleteI've always wanted one of those big black ones, but they go for over $100 every time! This one will do just fine.
DeleteOh, you're right..it wasn't just fingers, but hair, too! We used to stick paper in them to watch it get chopped up. ha.
Im impressed still worked Betsy! fun!
ReplyDeleteMe, too! Isn't it cute? I think it will be a decoration on my foyer table for a summer theme. :)
DeleteYes betsy but only by decoration, Im afraid maybe is dangerous!
DeleteA lot times ago almost take my hair one like this omy!
Right..just for decoration. It says 'summer' and is a beachy color! ha. Maybe with some seashells, too.
Deletewith seashells! beauty!
DeleteYes, but it must stop snowing here...and we have to have spring first. lol....
DeleteI can see your fan with a little beach umbrella and some flip flops..TeeHee...Just kidding...but that's what popped in my brain when you said "beachy"....HaHa
DeleteOh, the possibilities! lol....I have a few months to come up with the perfect thing. I have a few cool old ice buckets that might be cute full of shells. You know I have shells! lol...
DeleteI was just going to say that it would look perfect on your foyer table... good company with the scale. I am picturing it flying around the air with your Roomba flying around the floor. The cats would really have to skedaddle!
ReplyDeleteoh my...it would look like the place was possessed! haha.
DeleteHa! I just had a vision of when Mary Poppins snaps her fingers and items in the room spin into drawers, beds are made and dollhouses are filled! :-)
DeleteWell, some people do call me Mary Poppins! ha.
DeleteI can see why! I am actually just about half-way through an interesting documentary about P. L. Travers, the author of Mary Poppins. Quite fascinating and not what you would expect. I think you would enjoy it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3sqRDqVEBE
DeleteI love the architectural nature of this fan. Very cool (no pun intended!)
Only sometimes, Betsy ~ Bert!
DeleteI always stuck my finger in the fan
ReplyDeleteHurt when it was on high and ran
Always touched the electric fence too
Maybe that is why I'm crazy at my zoo lol
All those zaps have taken their toll
Deletenow you're crazy like a troll.
Notice I didn't say gnome.
Cuz that would scare you from my home.
Knowing how much you hate that word
describing the garden statue, looking absurd.
haha.
haha take a bat
DeleteAnd the gnome would be splat
I don't like gnomes either
Deleteso I might join your smashing fever!
Cute! Does it have a Low setting? If so I could see it on a high shelf where it would help circulate the air
ReplyDeleteI think it's just one setting...loud and shaking. haha. You're right, though...on top of a china cabinet or book shelf, it would work!
DeleteThis is so cool (pardon the pun!) As soon as I saw the first picture, I was thinking ... danger! danger! This was the kind of thing that my parents were nervous wrecks about when I was a kid. It will be perfect for your summer decor. Congrats on having the winning bid! It's fun to see what you get at the auctions.
ReplyDeleteFans really have come a long way, haven't they? haha.
DeleteYou have resurrected so many memories this evening ... Smiles. Try some WD40.
ReplyDeletethat's a great idea!
Deleteheh...and talk into them so it modulates your voice...
ReplyDeleteor slip a ball card in to hear it flap...smiles.
i might have done that...
cool fan
Oh yeah! I completely forgot doing that...so fun!
DeleteWhat a cute little fan! I used to do the same things Brian mentioned. :)
ReplyDeletethey were SO entertaining! :)
DeleteNice working fan
ReplyDeleteStill motors it can
A little dusty
And a tad rusty
Do you contemplate
Applying some paint
Perhaps Hammerite
But it may not look right
Perhaps much too bold
May look better old.
I kind of like it worn and chippy looking.
DeleteJust like I said you should put a rinse in your hair. haha.
Hey - you didn't say that!!!
DeleteSo you like the rugged look then!! ROFL
Hust heard I won Post Of The Week for the Mickey story! Wahooo!
rugged...old...wrinkled...grey... yeah. :)
DeletePost of the Week? Hey, that's great!
should was supposed to be shouldn't! Shouldn't get a rinse. No. never. don't do it! haha.
DeleteLOL
DeleteQuite a typo! Do you think you should issue an 'errata sheet' with your comments? lol
Had a nice meal - a plate full of roasted ham, veggies, mashed potatoes and cauliflower sauce. Now what was that word? Ah yes, "Nom! Nom!"
sounds delicious! :)
DeleteWhen it come to safety in my generation, it wasn't always the first thought. It's still a good find.
ReplyDeleteWell, I think we lived and learned. This was before seat belts, too!
DeleteYou are as interesting as American Pickers!
ReplyDeletehaha! And you know what? I found the exact one on ebay. It sold for $80!
DeleteI LOVE old stuff like this! But... You knew that.
ReplyDeleteI love old stuff, Betsy. It makes me feel young.
ReplyDeleteha! you are Young LOL
DeleteSome items may get to be accepted as antiques in a few years and appreciate in value. Nicely Betsy!
ReplyDeleteHank