Accurate Description of Item
One Early 20th Century Menominee Fan
Appraiser Remarks
Menominee began producing many desk fans about 1908. The earliest of the Menominee fans (since the turn of the century) had no motor tag, but the voltage and cycle information was stamped onto the flat brass struts that held the cage in place. A few years later Menominee offered a line of fans that did have a motor tag with appropriate data, and a vertical switch lever that protruded through the base of the fan with a ball knob atop the switch lever. These fans had a tab cast iron base and a small compact motor.
In the current market comparable unrestored Menominee fans tend to sell in the $150.00- $200.00 range.
In the current market comparable unrestored Menominee fans tend to sell in the $150.00- $200.00 range.
Estimated Value
$150.00-$200.00
Re: Menominee Electric Fan
One Early 20th Century Menominee Fan
Menominee began producing many desk fans about 1908. The earliest of the Menominee fans (since the turn of the century) had no motor tag, but the voltage and cycle information was stamped onto the flat brass struts that held the cage in place. A few years later Menominee offered a line of fans that did have a motor tag with appropriate data, and a vertical switch lever that protruded through the base of the fan with a ball knob atop the switch lever. These fans had a tab cast iron base and a small compact motor.
In the current market comparable unrestored Menominee fans tend to sell in the $150.00- $200.00 range.