Antique Brass Blade General Electric Fancy Cast Iron Base “Pancake” Fan. Found in an old truck garage. With engraved brass General Electric information tag on top. First patent May 17,’87 and last patent date of June 25, 1901. Fan swivels on fancy reeded/fluted cast iron base. Switch is on back of motor. No blade guard cage. Cord is shot and melted through in section. I an unable to test if it works or not. Diameter of blade- 12 In as found condition. Uncleaned, untested, unmessed with original condition. Weighs about 21 lbs. See item description for additional photos. Get images that make Supersized seem small. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “Antique General Electric GE Brass Blade Cast Iron Pancake Fan Fancy Base 1901″ is in sale since Sunday, February 18, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Kitchen & Home\Electric Fans”. The seller is “hobo78″ and is located in New England. This item can be shipped to United States.