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 Posted: Sun Jan 16th, 2022 08:44 pm
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Mike Kearns



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                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Two images of the same fan, a smaller pedestal, possibly a prototype, right image courtesy Rob Duffy:



March 3, 1945 - Odor applies for and achieves patentability for Vornado's first pedestal:










Member Rob Duffy submitted an image of what is likely a design prototype, compare the cage design to the patent figure 2:

Here is the production pedestal, of which only one of has surfaced, on EBay in 2016, brought to my attention by Mike Mirin:





















Filed March 9, 1945 -











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