Antique 1890’s 12 Backus Water Non-Electric Motor Brass Fan. Very Rare Circa 1890’s Backus Water Motor Fan. In The Late 1800’s Backus Was A Manufacture of Water Motors For All Applications. The “Motor” Was a New Invention During This Period So Motors Were Being Adapted to Any Device That Was Previously Cranked By Hand Or…
Antique 1890’s Zephyr Tall Clockwork Brass Fan Paris Non-Electric. Stunning 1890’s Zephyr Tall Clockwork Fan. Absolutely Incredible Clockworks Operated Fan. Before Electricity Became Standard In Homes, Windup Mechanism Devices Were Popular. What A Beautiful Example Of This Windup Technology Applied To Fan Operation. All The Inner Clock Works Are Visible Through The Glass In The…
Antique Brass Bladed Specialty MFG. Beautiful and Rare Specialty MFG. According To Specialty MFG. Ads, This Fan Was Named “Triumph”. The Highly Ornamental Motor Is Made Of Cast Brass. That Has Been Polished At Some Point. The 4 Footed Cast Iron Base Has A Gothic Pattern Embossed Around The Neck. The Base Is Also Embossed…
This very rare Fan was just found in a 60 + year Collection of Antiques! It is a Water Powered Fan mounted on it’s original weathered Board. It appears complete, Blades turn easily and I see no damage or repairs! It is embossed L. It must be a rare example as I found nothing on…
Rare water powered Fan Made in Indianapolis Indiana, from a time when water was cheaper and more readily available than electricity! Was stored above old bank vault for many years until we remodeled. The item “Antique Fan! Non-electric Water Powered, Indiana Fan Company Indianapolis” is in sale since Sunday, January 22, 2017. This item is…