1939 16" GE Vortalex Table Fan

[@HurricaneWanderer]

I love working on antique and vintage radios, phonographs/record players, and practically anything electronic or mechanical. I can say that the oldest item I had the most pleasure to repair and restore, was a 1919

[@1944johndeerel]

Those are some of my favorite GE fans I have a 9" 1947 vorty and a 1952 16" vortalex and they are some of the best fans they ever made

[@shanester366]

man i really like old fans, i have a cool one that the blades are horizontal and blows air in every direction, ive never seen anything like it

[@HurricaneWanderer]

1919 Victrola Model XVI. Repair wise all it needed was a new holding pin and a good cleaning and re-lubrication of the mechanical gears.

[@francistheodorecatte]

if you want to keep the patina and original paint, soak the rusty bits in evaporust or similar, then use a non-reactive clear coat over it. I did that on an old craftsman power drill I rewired and cleaned a couple of months ago, and it worked out great.

[@aly369]

You were brave touching that isolating switch whilst it was running. As if it had gone short to ground (unless you were insulated). That could of been one hell of a wakeup.

[@jerseydevil1995]

Power of American ingenuity. Back then things were made to last.

[@RaytracedFramebuffer]

Oh man, please keep making videos with the Cybershot. Everything looks SO MUCH BETTER in HD!

[@Megabean]

Nice fan, can't wait for restoration videos!

[@Dms12444]

If you do a quick search, I think you'll be interested to find that there places where you can buy modern cloth wire, built to modern standards. It might act as a good replacement for that head wire if it actually does need to be replaced.

[@lmull3]

hey hey! vintage fans, haven't seen one of these in a while!

[@accordinglyryan]

I like this camera more than the Candyham...

[@cambridgeport90]

Woe, that's awesome! Just out of curiosity, why would the owner want to bypass the switch? What would that provide them? And then how can you tell that it's both a fire and electrocution hazard? Or should I say, what are the wires supposed to look like?

[@bbishoppcm]

Banker's Fan?

[@SquidOfOverkill]

this fan sounds awesome!

[@MattTheComputerGeek]

This camera is better, keep using it!

[@SeptimMartin]

You been watching UXWBILL by any chance?

[@diablomix]

woah.... 720p? really?

[@Jallge]

Nice maglite.

[@cambridgeport90]

I have a laptop charger that's getting sort of like that, though I'm using it with tape on it right now LOL.

[@mraiwa1000]

FIRT COMMENTER! 1939?? How does that old motor still work?

[@accordinglyryan]

Yeah I do lol

[@robobobbert]

What do you mean by "Mickey Moused"?

[@henrymenendez3399]

robobobbert i think he means when you rewire a fan you by running a spliced cord from motor windings to switch or cord your putting on mickey moused the motor

[@henrymenendez3399]

robobobbert to switch

[@01AnthraciteXJR]

YES HD!!!!!!

[@722smith]

YAY HD!

[@JayarFlores]

HD :)

[@shanester366]

ill send you a link