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<p>[QUOTE="SeaGoat, post: 156699, member: 1136"]Im in the business of flipping antiques. Furniture is my favorite, but there are a few "small" categories that catch my eye. </p><p><br /></p><p>Antique fans is something I have admired since I was young, but I am just now getting into actively seeking them out.</p><p><br /></p><p>Currently I have a 1920s era polar cub Ive dissembled, oiled, and waiting for a cool evening to repaint and rewire. Thats about as far as my antique/vintage fan knowledge goes.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Today I came across a garage sale and bought 5 fans, 4 of which work, the 5th needs a new wire and Ill know if it works. </p><p><br /></p><p>I held my breath and paid $160 for all of them. </p><p><img src="http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk13/Faircloth9945/Antiques/Fans/20160625_143443_zpskbzcuiev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Additional photos</p><p><a href="http://s276.photobucket.com/user/Faircloth9945/Antiques/Fans/story" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s276.photobucket.com/user/Faircloth9945/Antiques/Fans/story" rel="nofollow">http://s276.photobucket.com/user/Faircloth9945/Antiques/Fans/story</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Id like to clean them up and put 1 in my booth, keep 1 for myself, and send the others to the antique auction I work for. </p><p>Obviously looking to make my money back, plus.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Century, Diehl, Westinghouse, and Delco Light are my favorites, in that order. </p><p>The Emerson, eh. </p><p><br /></p><p>They are all flaking and showing some (if not a lot) rust. </p><p><br /></p><p>I know a couple of them are going to need new cords. The Diehl definitely. It currently has a large rubber type cord thats been split and taped all over.</p><p>The Westinghouse's cord has been cut or broken so Itll need replacing as well.</p><p>I was just going to order a couple of these kits</p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-Cordset-8ft-Cloth-Covered-Twisted-Wire-Vintage-Rewire-Kit-Antique-Fan/191879144291?_trksid=p3693.c100102.m2452&_trkparms=ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140212121249%26meid%3D37a323c8ba0f4ddeb1744117bb491ac9%26pid%3D100102%26" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-Cordset-8ft-Cloth-Covered-Twisted-Wire-Vintage-Rewire-Kit-Antique-Fan/191879144291?_trksid=p3693.c100102.m2452&_trkparms=ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140212121249%26meid%3D37a323c8ba0f4ddeb1744117bb491ac9%26pid%3D100102%26" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-Cordset-8ft-Cloth-Covered-Twisted-Wire-Vintage-Rewire-Kit-Antique-Fan/191879144291?_trksid=p3693.c100102.m2452&_trkparms=ao=1&asc=20140212121249&meid=37a323c8ba0f4ddeb1744117bb491ac9&pid=100102&</a></p><p>Will they work?</p><p><br /></p><p>Which one(s) would be worth the time to really clean up/restore?</p><p>Which one would you suggest keeping and which one should go to my booth?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SeaGoat, post: 156699, member: 1136"]Im in the business of flipping antiques. Furniture is my favorite, but there are a few "small" categories that catch my eye. Antique fans is something I have admired since I was young, but I am just now getting into actively seeking them out. Currently I have a 1920s era polar cub Ive dissembled, oiled, and waiting for a cool evening to repaint and rewire. Thats about as far as my antique/vintage fan knowledge goes. Today I came across a garage sale and bought 5 fans, 4 of which work, the 5th needs a new wire and Ill know if it works. I held my breath and paid $160 for all of them. [IMG]http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk13/Faircloth9945/Antiques/Fans/20160625_143443_zpskbzcuiev.jpg[/IMG] Additional photos [URL]http://s276.photobucket.com/user/Faircloth9945/Antiques/Fans/story[/URL] Id like to clean them up and put 1 in my booth, keep 1 for myself, and send the others to the antique auction I work for. Obviously looking to make my money back, plus. The Century, Diehl, Westinghouse, and Delco Light are my favorites, in that order. The Emerson, eh. They are all flaking and showing some (if not a lot) rust. I know a couple of them are going to need new cords. The Diehl definitely. It currently has a large rubber type cord thats been split and taped all over. The Westinghouse's cord has been cut or broken so Itll need replacing as well. I was just going to order a couple of these kits [URL]http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-Cordset-8ft-Cloth-Covered-Twisted-Wire-Vintage-Rewire-Kit-Antique-Fan/191879144291?_trksid=p3693.c100102.m2452&_trkparms=ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140212121249%26meid%3D37a323c8ba0f4ddeb1744117bb491ac9%26pid%3D100102%26[/URL] Will they work? Which one(s) would be worth the time to really clean up/restore? Which one would you suggest keeping and which one should go to my booth?[/QUOTE]
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