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| Help ID this fan photo from 1938 | Rate Topic |
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| Posted: Fri Feb 1st, 2019 12:02 am |
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Jim Nester Guest
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This is a family photo from 1938. Wondering if someone can tell me more about this fan on top of the radio maybe? (Sorry it is sideways, It wasn't that way when I loaded it...) I am trying to recreate the photo. I think there is also a camera, a clock, and a snow globe.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 1st, 2019 12:37 am |
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Jim Kovar AFCA Member 
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 Zenith shutter dial...Impressive radio!  Model 9-S-262
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| Posted: Fri Feb 1st, 2019 12:39 am |
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Jim Kovar AFCA Member
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Just a couple days' wages back in 1937? 
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| Posted: Fri Feb 1st, 2019 12:51 am |
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Jim Nester Guest
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It was 1938 and the radio was a brand new 1938 model. That is my mother in the photo. The photo was used in a newspaper ad. That side of the family seemed to have a lot of money. I sure wish I knew where it all went! I came up with the exact same radio which I need to restore, next step is the items on top..... The fan? Last edited on Fri Feb 1st, 2019 12:52 am by Jim Nester |
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| Posted: Fri Feb 1st, 2019 02:05 am |
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Terry Fisher AFCA Member 
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 Better View.........................
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| Posted: Fri Feb 1st, 2019 02:11 am |
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Levi Mevis AFCA Member 
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It looks like it could be an Emerson Jr. but not sure.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 1st, 2019 02:12 am |
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Chris A. Campbell AFCA Member 
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Levi Mevis wrote: It looks like it could be an Emerson Jr. but not sure. Not an Emerson Jr. Last edited on Fri Feb 1st, 2019 02:14 am by Chris A. Campbell |
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| Posted: Fri Feb 1st, 2019 02:18 am |
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Andrew White AFCA Member 
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The blade looks a whole lot like a 4 blade Barber Colman, but the base and grill don’t match up to anything I’ve seen before.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 1st, 2019 02:19 am |
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Andrew White AFCA Member
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Attached Image (viewed 481 times):
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| Posted: Fri Feb 1st, 2019 10:32 am |
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Jim Nester Guest
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I agree about the blade shape. I can't even tell how many blades it actually has.... Last edited on Fri Feb 1st, 2019 10:35 am by Jim Nester |
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| Posted: Fri Feb 1st, 2019 11:08 am |
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Geoff Dunaway AFCA Member 
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Diehl airmaster ??
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| Posted: Fri Feb 1st, 2019 11:09 am |
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Lawrence Smith Guest 
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 I thought this but cage is different
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| Posted: Fri Feb 1st, 2019 12:59 pm |
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Michael Beaudette AFCA Member 
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Looks like a Polar Cub to me. Circa 1936/1937    
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| Posted: Fri Feb 1st, 2019 01:00 pm |
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Stan Adams Super Moderator 
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I think Geoff nailed it, those blades look like a Diehl Air Master.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 1st, 2019 01:16 pm |
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Michael Beaudette AFCA Member
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Looks like the 10". Hope this helps. Good luck on your search
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| Posted: Fri Feb 1st, 2019 05:22 pm |
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Jim Nester Guest
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I think Mike is on it. Polar cub!I found another photo that either matches better, or shows a better view. I will get that photo a better look or post it this evening. Thanks! Now who has one cheap?lol
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| Posted: Fri Feb 1st, 2019 05:54 pm |
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Levi Mevis AFCA Member
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Polar Cubs despite them being dime store fans aren't incredibly common anymore so they aren't going to be easy to locate, although the good news is that its not incredibly valuable because of it being a dime store fan so if you do run into one, it can be had for less than $50.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 1st, 2019 09:37 pm |
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Jim Kovar AFCA Member
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Jim Nester wrote: ...the items on top... So, what are the other items? 
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| Posted: Fri Feb 1st, 2019 09:52 pm |
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Jim Kovar AFCA Member
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Thought the domed item might be a "Triometer," combo baro-, thermo-, hygro- meter?  Howard Miller designed...
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| Posted: Fri Feb 1st, 2019 09:54 pm |
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Jim Kovar AFCA Member
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Maybe not?
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| Posted: Fri Feb 1st, 2019 10:58 pm |
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Henry Carrera AFCA Member
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Rotary switch on the base?
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| Posted: Sat Feb 2nd, 2019 01:29 am |
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Jim Nester Guest
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Wow. I thought snow globe, but maybe you are on to something with the triometer. Was that around in 1938?
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| Posted: Sat Feb 2nd, 2019 01:35 pm |
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Jim Nester Guest
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Who made the Polar Cub?
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| Posted: Sat Feb 2nd, 2019 04:27 pm |
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Levi Mevis AFCA Member
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The polar cubs were made by Gilbert, the same company who made the Erector Sets.
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