For sale is an extremely rare ceiling mount propeller fan made by Harry H. Knight of the Knight Gibson Co. The fan for sale here was named the Whirlwind after the engine on the Spirit of St. An image of the Whirlwind engine design is shown in the photos. This fan was modeled after the engine and propeller of the Spirit of St. Knight was very involved with designing. Knight was the patent holder of many aspects of the Spirit of St. Louis airplane design and he was a pioneer in the manufacture of propeller type fans. Another one of his propeller fan design patents from 1931 (a ceiling mount fan in the form of an airplane) is shown in the photos. The “Whirlwind” fan has not been tested due to the fragility of its wiring. A little history on Harry H. After Charles Lindbergh first proposed his transatlantic flight. Knight organized a presentation for a number of local St. Louis businessmen, hoping they could see the vision for commercial aviation and agree to sponsor Lindberghs attempt to make a trans-Atlantic crossing. By February 1927, Lindbergh received complete financing for his flight from the above mentioned group. KNIGHT , Albert Bond Lambert, J. Lansing Ray, Frank H. Robertson, and William B. This group became known as the Spirit of St. The item “Extremely Rare Antique Knight Gibson Whirlwind Propeller Fan Spirit of St Louis” is in sale since Monday, April 04, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Kitchen & Home\Electric Fans”. The seller is “theuncommonartifact” and is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped to United States.