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Thread Number: 34687
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Eskimo box fan |
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Post# 374671 6/29/2017 at 17:49 (2,485 days old) by JustJunque  (Western MA) |
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Greetings all,
Well, I don't limit my trash picking to Electrolux products. Today, I felt compelled to rescue a cool looking, turquoise colored, all metal box fan. I don't know much about fans, but I love vintage stuff! Once I picked it up, I saw the name plate on top said Eskimo. It's a two speed, Model 201065. It needs a good cleaning, and the top carrying handle is missing. It does run on both speeds, but it seems a little slow to get up to speed. Probably needs oiling? I'd love to be able to replace the handle, but an eBay search turned up zero results. If I can't find one there, I figure I'm not going to find one! As for oiling; I understand these older fans had oiling ports on the motor. I'll have to try to locate them. As for oil; people seem to say good things about something called Zoom Spout. I think I've even seen it mentioned elsewhere on this forum, for use on some vacuum motors. I'd love to be able to post some pictures of it, as well as my vacuums, but my knowledge of things "tech" is pretty much limited to posting messages. Any other fan fans here who might be able to offer some advice on oiling, or where I might find a handle for it? Thanks! Barry | ||
| Post# 374746 , Reply# 3 6/30/2017 at 15:32 (2,484 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
I have an Eskimo box fan too but mine is a little one on a stand 12" or so.
The advice on oil is good. You can also take the motor apart to clean it out (has two halves of housing with bearings and the coil and rotor fit between them. And you can clean the shaft and bearings out good which it may or may not need to have done. You can also shine up the aluminum blades if you wanted with Mother's Aluminum Polish. | ||
| Post# 374748 , Reply# 4 6/30/2017 at 16:50 (2,484 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 374754 , Reply# 5 6/30/2017 at 21:13 (2,484 days old) by S31463221 (Frenchburg, KY) | ||
I LOVE the old box fans.....
For that matter, all older fans! I used to be quite an avid collector....not so much these days. Now that I have two small kids running around the house, I have slowed down on my fan collecting. I could just see one of them stick their fingers into the "s" cage of my 1901 GE Pancake, or worse, grab the two exposed power terminals on the rear of the motor! Now with that said, I still enjoy a vintage fan at work....this is an Eagle Aire box fan. Runs great on both speeds, and quite the conversation starter when someone spots it!
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| Post# 374815 , Reply# 6 7/2/2017 at 18:51 (2,482 days old) by S31463221 (Frenchburg, KY) | ||
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It's been quite a warm day today.....
And my cheap plastic box fans just aren't cutting it! So, I decided to break out some additional "firepower" to help alleviate the cooling situation (at least until we get our AC fixed)! Had to watch the kiddos like a hawk around it, but it felt great to have the old girl humming along again! Not to mention the awesome breeze she produces!!
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Post# 374819 , Reply# 7 7/2/2017 at 19:52 (2,482 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL) |
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| Post# 374872 , Reply# 8 7/3/2017 at 21:56 (2,481 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
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