Craftmade CXL Ceiling Fan (2003)

This is a 52” Craftmade CXL Ceiling Fan in the Sandstone finish from December of 2003. I do have a soft spot for Craftmade fans and this is my first experience with Craftmade. I think their fans are pretty well made. The CXL was one of their performance models, using a 188x15mm spinner motor and 14° blade pitch. Overall I’m really impressed with it, it’s a pretty solid performer. Has a bit of hum but no big deal.
I got this fan from Matt Caldarale (Ceiling Fan Man 96) at Robbie’s PA meet of this year. This was one of 3 fans I got from him that day, and 1 of 4 CXL’s that have been found, 2 had short rods this length and the other 2 had 12” rods. It’s in pretty decent shape. It does have some scratches on a few of the irons and a finish blemish on one side of the housing. I think the sandstone finish is a bit bolder than a Navajo white. The white portion is a bit darker than a normal antique white. It’s an interesting neutral finish with some speckles to make it stand out.
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