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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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On Exhibit
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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