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Western Electric Bipolar Wall Fan

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Western Electric Bipolar Wall Fan

Category

Science and Technology

Classification

CHENHALL - Furnishings - Temperature Control Equipment - Heating & Cooling Equipment - Fan, Electric

Object Origin
Manufacturer:

Western Electric Company

Physical Characteristics

Object Description: Electric fan with a black metal base, four (4) brass metal blades, and a brass metal cage. Text is embossed around the center of the cage. There are two (2) black metal coils behind the center axis of the fan.

Materials:

metal

Marks: "WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY / CHICAGO / NEW YORK"

Measurements: Object:
    Height: 20 in, Diameter: 18 in
    Weight: 30 lbs

Credit

Gift of Pabst Corporation, 30.406

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Western Electric Bipolar Wall Fan

About: Western Electric Bipolar Wall Fan

About: Western Electric Bipolar Wall Fan

Made by the Western Electric Company, this electric wall fan from the 1880s is powered by a bipolar electric motor which uses two magnetic fields to generate electricity, while a commutator converts alternating current into direct current. First invented by Schuyler Wheeler (1860 - 1923) in 1886, the earliest electric fans were all powered by DC motors until the production of AC motors in the 1890s.

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