Very little paint loss to base & motor. Cage is painted steel and blades and center GE badge are brass. Plugged it in and it runs. The item “Antique GE 6 Series-F Brass Blade Fan” is in sale since Friday, February 17, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Kitchen & Home\Electric Fans”. The seller is “mimbodog2007″ and is located in Gardner, Kansas. This item can be shipped to United States.