WTHR AFCA Museum Opening

Local news station WTHR interview with Tom Frampton at the new AFCA Museum on 07/23/2009.

"Fanimation: Fan museum opens in Zionsville
Updated: July 23, 2009 08:12 AM EDT

Tim 'Treeboy' Bush/Eyewitness News

For those who are addicted to the calming sound of a fan, there is a museum dedicated to fans opening Thursday in Zionsville.

"Fanimation", the host for the Antique Fan Collectors Association museum, showcases fans from all over the world and from various time periods.

"We have battery operated fans from the early 1880s, water powered fans, alcohol powered fans, steam powered fans," said Fanimation's Tom Frampton, who has been designing fans since he was a child.

About one third of the collection belongs to Frampton, but the rest of the fans are loans from the Association's membership of nearly 475 people. But Frampton said this totals to a very small amount of fans represented.

"There are over 600 manufacturers of fans, and only about 60 represented here," he said.

Located just west of Michigan Road and off of 106th Street in Zionsville, the public is invited to the museum's grand opening which begins at 5 pm and includes a ribbon cutting ceremony at 6 pm."

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[dburrigh]

Very cool! It's great to see that the AFCA has made the news!

[JBlair1982]

SWEET!!!! I love American made fans!

[MSNIMSM]

AWESOME!!!