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 Ever in a "fan finding drought" and

wish a fan would come your way?






















Be careful for what you wish!    :shock:
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 1903 - This Message Brought To You By The Hand fan Association of America:







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 1899 - Poor orphan girl, like life isn't hard enough, right?


More tragically, it was fake news: 

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 1904   This is why we can't have nice things! Oh, Mickey.....



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 Has to be my favorite one ever. 2007
http://pc540.blogspot.com/2007/06/police-burglar-accidentally-turns-on.html
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 Some good ones Mike.  Liked the one Lahaina Maui.  Grins!  Thanks!
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 A thief?  :wondering:   Let's hope the fan is

controlled by a thermostat and...
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 These are great although it confirms for my family all the concerns they expressed when I brought home my first few old fans. Oh well, we live on the edge!
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 Dave McManaman wrote: Oh well, we live on the edge!
Hopefully, not the cutting edge!
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 1899 - A little fan accident joke of the time:

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 1909 - What in heck's going on at Swift & Co.? This is the second fan related injury there, see post #6 above

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Mike Kearns wrote: 1906

Horrid Fan Crunched Up Mrs. Place's Hat


That made me laugh out loud for real!  Seems the litigiousness we have today was already alive and well back then!

Why does this article make me think they had one of these at that table? Without OSHA guard of course!
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 Ha Ha I was thinking of David's huge fans while reading this!
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