Circa 1900 Professionally Restored GE Stick/Fixed Mount Pancake Desk Fan

Circa 1900 12" General Electric Stick or Fixed Mount "Pancake" Desk Fan.  While searching through our inventory of "Pancake" model fans in need of restoration, I became focused on this model.  The motor tag indicated it to operate on 52 volts at 125 cycles.  Taking it to our test table, I supplied the tagged voltage and cycles and nothing.  Opening up the motor revealed the stator had 4 poles which meant it was 60 cycles (most likely).  I contacted resident "pancake fan" expert Kim Frank about this particular variant and he mentioned that he had seen a few examples from around this time period where the stators had been upgraded when the supplied voltage and cycles became more standardized.  If you loved your fan, why buy a new one, just upgrade the motor to work on the new standard voltage.  Loving that bit of history associated with this example, I felt it would make a perfect example for restoration.  The fan runs as designed on 110 volts at 60 cycles, todays standard supplied household current.  The great part of its history is present on the motors tag which was not changed at the time of stator upgrade.  For this model year, GE utilized its 10 wire brass guard which adds so much detail to its presentation.  The cast iron components have been finished in a rich deep gloss automotive lacquer.  Brass components have been highly polished and lacquered to maintain the shine for years to come.  Fan is operated by a 2 speed rotary switch on the back of the motor.  Power is supplied to the fan using the two open terminals on the back of the motor.  The power cord and plug are new but styled as the original.  An absolutely beautiful fan ready to be enjoyed.  

Dimensions:

W:  13.0"

H:  16.0"

D:  8.5"