- AIRFLOW MODEL 2426 – 10 OSCILLATING DESK FAN. (MID TO LATE 1930’S). Phillip diehl immigrated to the united states from germany in the late 1800’s at the age of 19. He invented a new light bulb with a coil instead of lead in wires forcing thomas edison to drastically lower the price of his edison bulb. While working for singer sewing machine designing & producing flatter, more compact motors for their electric sewing machines, he designed a motor, attached blades to it & patented & invented the ceiling fan as we know it today (later adding a light fixture to it). He started diehl mfg. In elizabethport, nj & began producing electric motors, various machinery with electric motors, & electric fans under the brands of diehl, singer, command air, kenmore, cold wave, & airflow to name a few. Introducing this model in the mid 30’s, he was the first to innovate stamped steel in fan manufacturing instead of foundry castings (in this case the motor housings & gear box). In an era before air conditioning existed & in the depression, electric fans were of great importance & a very expensive luxury. This helped make them more affordable. I have restored MANY fans and this 6 blade model is getting hard to find. This fan has been completely disassembled. The blade guard, stand, motor housings, & blades have all been blasted & POWDER COATED, not painted (a process baked on at 500 degrees that is 10 times harder & more durable than paint) in gloss black (the blades in mirror silver). The motor was disassembled, cleaned, & polished. For safest everyday use, the original two strand lamp style cord was replaced with a new thermo insulated one gauge heavier round UL listed cord fitted with a new “retro” style UL listed plug, the original cloth wrapped head wires were replaced with new duplicate cloth wrapped head wires with thermo insulation UNDER the cloth, & the switch was replaced. All electrical components were tested with an ohms meter & inspected to assure safety & proper operation. The oscillating gear box was opened, thoroughly cleaned of old grease & gunk, then the gears were inspected for any sign of wear & packed in new, fresh, high performance grease for another 80 plus years of use. The rubber grommets were replaced & rubber pads (feet) were added to the bottom. All remaining components were thoroughly cleaned, polished, & clear coated as necessary (every single original screw & nut gets polished & the threads cleaned). The fan was then reassembled, properly lubricated & test run & oscillated for a minimum of two hours to check for perfect operation. This fan is a preserved piece of machine age american history that with proper care could outlive the user. Because i don’t understand the point. Do they get asked to leave stores because they have been standing there staring at an item for days? IF YOU FEEL COMPELLED TO LOOK AT IT PLEASE, PRINT OUT A COPY OF THE PICTURE, HANG IT ON YOUR WALL, & THEN MOVE ON BECAUSE THIS PRICE IS A BARGAIN FOR A PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED ANTIQUE FAN & THE POST OFFICE WON’T HAVE A RATE DECREASE. 2017 & ANOTHER EFFECTIVE JAN. The item “ANTIQUE/VINTAGE/DECO 30’s ELECTRIC 10 OSCILLATING FAN-PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED” is in sale since Friday, August 3, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Kitchen & Home\Electric Fans”. The seller is “7191beth” and is located in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia.

• Modified Item: No
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Brand: Diehl Manufacturing