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Antique 1899 GE General Electric Pancake Motor Electric Fan:
$561.00
An original antique I believe the 1899 model of the General Electric pancake motor electric fan (the last patent date on the top brass tag appears to be 1890). The fan has a ornate ribbed cast iron base and shaft with brass wing nuts on yoke etc. The aluminum fan blades are a later addition as the fan would have had brass blades and I do not know if the fan works as the cord is long gone and the fan was just recently discovered in the attic of a very old and well to do estate. The cast iron has no breaks, loss or repairs but there is some light surface oxidation which will clean up nicely and the original black paint is quite worn as shown. A very scarce and desirable early electric fan which when restored would be a nice addition to any serious early electric fan collection.