Vintage 1930's Small Eskimo Metal Desk Fan
This is a Vintage Midcentury Art deco Style Eskimo Small Metal desk fan circa 1930's in working condition from the Bersted Manufacturing Co. Model 1100J.
The base is black with a sleek silver aerodynamic style back. The fan blades are metal with a decorative wire cage.
It has a tilt option as seen in pictures without oscillation.
It measures 10 1/2" tall, the fan is 9" diameter with a 6" base.
Really cool midcentury art deco piece - would be great home decor or in a office.
Albert Bersted is one of the most famous and notorious "wheeler-dealers" in the crazy world of consumer appliances. He was a talented engineer and a financial manipulator who formed companies, sold them, then bought them back and created conglomerations with dizzying speed. He began in Chicago with a small outfit that made resistance heat appliances (toasters, hot plates, hair dryers and the like.)
During the period 1935-1941, Bersted used his profits to acquire United Electrical Manufacturing Company, Adrian, Michigan, ("Eskimo" fans);
During the war years, Bersted was able to acquire materials and keep the flow of goods running strong when his competitors could not.
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- United States : 2 - 3 business days
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