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10th Apr 2011, 9:51 pm | #1 |
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Can anyone Date this fan?
Hi chaps
I picked this fan up from the BVWS stall at Golborne today, filthy dirty just as I like them, it runs very well as found, did a few safety checks with the megger then plugged it in. has anyone seen one like this before? it is made by H.Frost & co (engineers) Ltd of Walsall England and is designed for 230 to 250 volts AC. one slightly unusual feature for me anyway is the speed switching, it is marked 0=off then 1 2 3 1 being fastest and 3 being slowest every other fan I have come across its been off then 1 being slowest going up to fastest. did it have a specific function rather being just a desk fan? any idea on date? I'm guessing early 50's but stand to be corrected. Jay seem to be having problems uploading pictures at the mo please bare with me sorted it
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11th Apr 2011, 8:05 am | #2 |
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Re: Can anyone Date this fan?
Nice.. picture 3 seems to suggest it hangs on the wall,which leaves the handle on the"safety" guard to adjust the position.
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11th Apr 2011, 12:09 pm | #3 |
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Re: Can anyone Date this fan?
I am guessing also 50s,though may be earlier.
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11th Apr 2011, 12:30 pm | #4 |
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Re: Can anyone Date this fan?
I have a similar "Frost" Fan which I beleive is dated back to 1948. Bought for £1 at a boot sale, new flex soldered to the motor windings, still works beautifuly.
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11th Apr 2011, 4:28 pm | #5 |
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Re: Can anyone Date this fan?
I don't remember anything like that for sale in '50s, I would suspect earlier.
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12th Apr 2011, 10:09 pm | #6 |
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Re: Can anyone Date this fan?
Hi guys,
I saw this yesterday and would suspect late 30's to early 40's Cheers
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17th May 2011, 6:50 pm | #7 |
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Re: Can anyone Date this fan?
I believe that the basic design has it's origins in American of the 1930s.
However, despite several "up-gradings", re-designs or modern materials, this design works damned well. I think this one is about 50-60. |
17th May 2011, 8:09 pm | #8 |
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Re: Can anyone Date this fan?
I'm guessing the speed thing is to make sure it starts properly particularly if the bearings are cold? I think I've seen a haridryer wired in a similar way.
Of course I might be wrong and it's just been miswired during its long life.
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18th May 2011, 9:09 am | #9 |
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Re: Can anyone Date this fan?
I agree with that about the speed; as it's almost certainly a shaded-pole squirrel cage motor it will run just below synchronous speed.
The speed control with resistors in series will allow the motor to be on the point of stalling because of insufficient power. Because a fan is a constant load, the designer can get away with this!
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19th May 2011, 12:21 pm | #10 |
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Re: Can anyone Date this fan?
That would be perfectly at home in an old factory, at a time when common sense prevailed. The colour matches the machinery well and the guard is evidently intended to protect the fan against accidental contact rather than a user who has never had to learn about basic safety principles!
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