Antique Vintage Hunter Oscillating Fan

This is an old Hunter/Robbins And Meyers fan that I've been meaning to restore for quite some time. The ocillating mechanism is broken, and someone painted the fan years ago. It is supposed to be black I think. It is quiet and moves a lot of air. Probably made in the 1920's or 1930's?

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• Antique
• Vintage
• Hunter
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[beardbear31]

I have one of those fans too! I'm sure that they came in both tan and black I've seen both colors. I bought mine at a garage sale years ago but someone had painted it red white and blue! I decided to just repaint mine black. As far as the ocillating part not working, have you tried tightening that big nub with the slot on top of the motor? You could make the fan not ocillate by loosening that and vice-versa.

[Maxxarcade]

If I remember right, one of the gears was missing or broken. I'll have to look at it again some time.

[Brownlie2]

I got one today for $50.00 at a antique store,it's black.

[Maxxarcade]

I think mine is supposed to be black too. Looks like someone painted it years ago.

[SteiffWorld2007]

Boy oh boy, that thing would chop your finger up like sushi if it got caught in there

[Maxxarcade]

You think this is bad, look at my video "A very powerful vintage fan" :-)

[ngtflyer]

I just got one of these as well. It's an off-white color and appears to have been that way from the factory. Mine is in excellent condition but does not oscillate. I'll take video soon and post. Mine sounds exactly like yours does - runs about the same speed on high.

[crystalscan2002]

that fan looks like the type of shaep when i buy them lol

[BeedieMobility]

good video

[MrMoterKid]

I'd love to get some more vintage fans! I only have one really vintage one, I'd love another 3 probably.

[vacuumboy13]

I had the same one untill I sold it on ebay

[beardbear31]

oops! I meant off-white instead of tan

[dburrigh]

A friend of mine posted pics on a fan forum post to of Hunter fans like yours. They were in wall-mount mode, affixed to pillars and posts at the Minnesota State Fair. There were fans like this one with wood trimmed Hunter badges on the guards, the fans were this same off-white color.

[genmac1]

hunters nothin better