Antique BMY GE Fan
1910 era GE 4 Blade Fan. Fully restored into beautiful original working condition. For sale is a BYM (Big Yoke Motor) GE fan produced around 1908 to 1915. The BYM motors bodies are cast iron as is the yoke and fan base. This is one heavy duty piece of art. The fan cage and blades are solid polished brass. No lacquer has been applied as not recommended for real antiques. A simple hand polishing every 3-5 years will maintain the metal patina without stripping hard to remove lacquers. This fan was acquired in Bennington, Vt. Old, rusted, tarnished, and with crumbling wires. My passion is bring back to life a part of Americana which is vanishing at such a rapid pace in this throwaway society of today. The fan was completely and delicately dissembled, degreased and stripped of rust and old paint. The motor windings have been impregnated with a winding stabilizer which insulates bonds the windings to ensure integrity. The stator was degreased and shaft honed as were the bronze bearings. New head end wires were attached to winding lead-ins and into the motor control located inside the fan base where all electrical contacts have been cleaned and polished. The oil cups have been degreased and new oils wicks have been added. All brass screws, nuts cage and blades have been polished. Rubber feet have been replaced with new neoprene feet. The fan works nicely on all three speeds. It took several months chasing down the few missing parts, nuts, feet, base cover, and bearing cover but it is all there, 100%. The fan base, yoke, and motor body have three coats of black enamel paint and two coats of clear. The project was time consuming but well worth the results. This now working fan will show well in any home or office setting. I hope it will be enjoyed for another 100 years. Many are getting upwards of 1000.00 for those prizes of perfection. I don’t do these projects for profit, only for the love of it and to recover my pocket cost. The item “Antique BMY GE Fan” is in sale since Wednesday, May 31, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Kitchen & Home\Electric Fans”. The seller is “dd131″ and is located in Morris Plains, New Jersey. This item can be shipped to United States.