Just acquired out of an old estate where it was stored for many years is this antique GE 298904 5 speed fan with pancake motor – when acquired, the blade was a little hard to turn, so before plugging it in, I removed the two brass screws above the front & rear oilers, added a few drops of oil & hand turned the blades & they freed right up & turned smoothly – I plugged this in & it fired right up. Runs smoothly & really moves the air – all 5 speeds operate perfectly & the blade rotates for quite sometime after turning off – I see no cracks, breaks, chips or repairs anywhere on this – the oil & wiping off some of the dust is all I have done to this & will leave the cleaning to the new owner – the nameplate on top of motor reads ALTERNATING CURRENT FAN MOTOR NO 298904 VOLTS 100/115 CYCLES 60 PATENTED MAY 13,’90 MAY 27,’90 AUG. 13,’95 JUNE 15, 1901 N. 5373 – the power cord is attached to the motor with two brass exposed power terminals – this measures approx. 21″ high X 17 1/2″ wide, brass blade is 16″ diameter, brass cage is 17 1/2″ diameter with brass GE emblem in the center – this solid fan I believe would make an outstanding restoration project…. Or can be left as-is & enjoyed. The item “ANTIQUE 5 SPEED GENERAL ELECTRIC PANCAKE FAN With BRASS BLADE CAGE ESTATE FIND” is in sale since Sunday, October 25, 2015. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Kitchen & Home\Electric Fans”. The seller is “lautze-2″ and is located in Avilla, Indiana. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to United Kingdom, DK, RO, SK, BG, CZ, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, EE, to Australia, GR, PT, CY, SI, to Japan, to China, SE, KR, to Taiwan, TH, to Belgium, to France, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Netherlands, PL, to Spain, to Italy, to Germany, to Austria, RU, IL, to Mexico, to New Zealand, SG, to Switzerland, NO, SA, AE, QA, KW, BH, HR, MY.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
