ANTIQUE ROBBINS & MYERS ELECTRIC 10 OSCILLATING DESK FAN. Robbins & myers opened in 1878 in springfield, oh (near dayton) producing castings for farm machinery & broadening into bicycle parts at the turn of the century. They began producing fans & electric motors in 1897, later acquiring hunter fans (for ceiling fans) & making a…

ANTIQUE GENERAL ELECTRIC 10 OSCILLATING 2 SPEED DESK FAN. General electric was one of the biggest producers of electric fans right from the beginning. In the early 30’s they introduced the “quiet fan” with large cloverleaf shaped overlapping blades to cut down on the noise the narrower blades made “chopping” through the air. Other manufacturers…

ANTIQUE EMERSON ELECTRIC 10 OSCILLATING DESK FAN. Emerson electric opened in st. Louis, mo in 1890 with a patent for a reliable electric motor & the financial backing of civil war union veteran john wesley emerson. In 1892 it became the first company in north america to mass produce & sell residential electric fans. Their…

ANTIQUE WESTINGHOUSE 10 OSCILLATING 3 SPEED DESK FAN. Westinghouse was THE true innovator in the electric fan business. They were the first company to put tesla’s ac motor in an electric fan, first to put any type of guard over the BACK of the fan blades as well as the front, first in stamped steel…