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By Grace. Posted July 20, 2009 at 1:53 pm. Filed under Photography and tagged , , , . Permalink. Subscribe to this post’s comments. Post a comment or leave a trackback.

Joining the (Vintage) Fan Club

Vintage Fan - Uppercase Feature

The Poetic Home “Fan Club” enjoyed its first print appearance in the marvelous 2nd issue of the inspirational UPPERCASE magazine (it’s not too late to sign up for a subscription!).  I had the tremendous pleasure of penning a vintage column on “keeping cool with a classic” and sharing a few of the fan characters that have come across my path.  In the spirit of summer, shall we take a jaunt down Poetic Home’s Fan Club lane?

1940 SuperLectric Vintage Fan

airplane vintage fan

zero vintage fan

antique siemens fan

mid century modern fan

vintage fan

Which type of vintage fan tickles your fancy?  Are any “fan clubs” growing in your home?

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  1. 1
    erin
    July 20, 2009 at 2:59 pm
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    oh, how i long to be a part of this club! we have a repro-vintage fan, which i have to say, does a fabulous job of keeping us cool without being an eyesore of plastic box! some sweet day i will get a real vintage fan to add to the ranks.

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    carol
    July 20, 2009 at 4:05 pm
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    Grace, your photos/styling are the best!

    old fans are such sculptural items. the blend of their heavy bases with airy and curvy blades and wire are like industrial art! and the colors…

    I have sold some beauties but at the moment, (I’m embarrassed to say) a white plastic hardware store fan is keeping me cool in my studio!

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    cindy : quaint
    July 20, 2009 at 9:23 pm
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    congratulations! i’m a fan of your fans and can’t wait for the magazine to arrive here, already! we have many collections. my goal when we were married was to have just about everything we can use safely be vintage. it pretty much is, including us by now ;) !

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    tina of forrestina vintage
    July 20, 2009 at 10:44 pm
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    the brown one on the books is really neat but that square green one {last pic} is nifty, too…

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    Wendy
    July 21, 2009 at 12:46 am
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    I have an aqua “Wizard Deluxe” one sitting above me, cant see the brand. I remember my mom having one like in that last photo.

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    ljcadv
    July 21, 2009 at 1:41 pm
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    wow congrats on the magazine inclusion! no fun fans in my home sadly

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    cindy
    July 22, 2009 at 6:09 pm
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    I love old fans.!!!!! So cool

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    Amy
    July 24, 2009 at 9:11 pm
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    Hi Grace! I just received my issue 2 and am so thrilled to see your feature… delightful article and gorgeous photography as always! Congrats, you!

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    Little Lovables
    July 29, 2009 at 2:59 am
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    Congrats on the feature! I love vintage fans. I do’nt have any particular favorite, they are all wonderful.

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    maya
    August 2, 2009 at 5:57 pm
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    Congratulations, Grace! What a perfect article for you! You know I’m a fan fan… and a big fan of your fans… fantastic! ooh, sorry… I’ll stop now:)

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    Sara
    August 8, 2009 at 8:29 am
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    These remind me of my childhood and staying with my Grandmother whose house had no air and plenty of metal fans….

    and the fear that my mother instilled in me that I am going to get my hand cut off, hair pulled out, and any other maiming she could think of.

    It kind of took the fun out of making your voice sound like Darth Vadar.

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    Shaun
    August 31, 2009 at 9:30 pm
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    I’ve been collecting fans for years. Although I’ve never seen a Siemens…nice. I’ll send you a photo of me display wall. Check out my website!
    http://www.reworks.biz

    Shaun

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