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Originally Posted by Chad300tdt
Cool fan links Jimmy.
I used to have a fan that looked like a barrel with vertical axis blades. The wind would blow out 360˚ from the sides and also from the top. I loved that fan, but it got crushed during a move and I haven't seen one like it ever again.
It was at least 15 years old when it got wrecked about 10 years ago and it had a 2 tone brown plastic housing. Ever seen one?
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You are referring to what is commonly called a Hassock style fan. I have 7-10 of them, and one is the wife's fan of choice for sleeping noise.
I don't have a pic on this computer of a larger one like you speak of, but here are a couple of smaller ones on that style.
see the removable ashtray in the one above?
Man, they had to smoke in the 30's and 40's.....
Here are a couple of ebay auctions for that style fan:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Penncrest-Hassock-Room-Floor-Fan-3-speed_W0QQitemZ170241051216QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item170241051216&_trksid=p3286.m14.l1318
http://cgi.ebay.com/CANRAD-HANOVIA-INC-MODEL-10-101-TWO-SPEED-HASSOCK-FAN_W0QQitemZ250272397171QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item250272397171&_trksid=p3286.m14.l1318
That is the exact fan my daughter sleeps with every night.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Machine-Age-Hassock-Fan-Wood-Metal-Vintage_W0QQitemZ220248376689QQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116
Metal
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Lasko-Hassock-Floor-Fan-3-Speed-Quiet-Excellent_W0QQitemZ180268745552QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item180268745552&_trksid=p3286.m14.l1318
semi plastic
http://cgi.ebay.com/CORY-FRESHND-AIRE-HASSOCK-4-SPEED-ELECTRIC-FAN_W0QQitemZ260265732147QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item260265732147&_trksid=p3286.m14.l1318
I have one like this too.
The above is very clean, and even original box! Love that faux wood....
I guess I have more than 7-10 of those.....
fyi:
http://shop.ebay.com/items/_W0QQ_nkwZhassockQ20fanQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZR40QQ_mdoZ