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| Posted: Sun Oct 25th, 2009 07:35 pm |
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d barr Guest
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I've saved a Superfan model number P500 Superfan made by Queen Stoveworks from my aunt's estate. It works perfectly. I cannot find any information anywhere regarding this fan so am thinking it is rare. Any knowledge out there. Attached Image (viewed 4320 times): Last edited on Sun Oct 25th, 2009 07:36 pm by |
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| Posted: Sun Oct 25th, 2009 07:44 pm |
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Steve Sherwood AFCA Member 
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I have seen those on FEE-BAY. All though I do not have any info on them. Steve Sherwood
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| Posted: Sun Oct 25th, 2009 08:03 pm |
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Russ Huber AFCA Member 
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Company History: Scotsman Industries, Inc. is the world's largest manufacturer of commercial ice machines. With subsidiaries in the U.S., Germany, Italy, and the U.K., alliances with companies in the U.S., U.K., and China and with sales in over 100 countries, Scotsman truly is an international corporation. Among the other types of products Scotsman manufactures are food preparation and storage equipment, beverage dispensing equipment, refrigerated display cases, and insulated panels and doors. With its continuing quest to acquire new companies that build on its existing product line, Scotsman is sure to grow and expand through the end of the 1990s and beyond. Company Beginnings Scotsman traces its origins back to 1921, when the Queen Stove Works was founded in Albert Lea, Minnesota. This company originally produced camp stoves, later adding oil space heaters, kitchen stoves, and other products. In 1950 Queen purchased the American Gas Machine company, a manufacturer of lanterns, ice chests, heaters, and one model of commercial ice machine. Queen used the name "Scotsman" to market its commercial ice machines from this point forward. After being acquired by King-Seeley Corporation in 1957, which then merged with the American Thermos Products Company in 1960, Queen shifted its focus entirely to the manufacture of ice machines, then still a fairly new business. Are you from Minnisoda d Barr? The good news is now the Superfan is a little less rare. You found another one.  Last edited on Sun Oct 25th, 2009 08:04 pm by Russ Huber |
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| Posted: Sun Oct 25th, 2009 08:07 pm |
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Terry Burns AFCA Member 
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Wow !! It is in perfect shape and very cool looking. Good work on saving this one.
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| Posted: Sun Oct 25th, 2009 08:22 pm |
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d barr Guest
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I live in California, am originally from NJ/NY where I found the fan. My research indicates that the Queen Stove Works was in existence from 1921 thru 1957, building mostly oilburning heating equipment and gas-fired space heaters in Albert Lea Minnesota. In 1950 QSW bought the American Gas Machine Company that built gasoline lanterns, field range burners, portable stoves and heaters, and also made forays into home appliances including early washing machines. It sounds like this fan might have been developed by the American Gas Machine Company, but sold after acquisition by the Queen Stove Works. I'm unable to find any mention of this squirrel cage fan product, and I was wondering if any of the membership can provide any information concerning how collectible the fan might be. It works perfectly and produces a large volume of airflow over three speeds and very quietly as you would expect of a squirrel cage design. Attached Image (viewed 3574 times):
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| Posted: Sun Oct 25th, 2009 08:26 pm |
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Nicholas Denney Guest 
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I think a couple of members have those, maybe Andrew B. or Michael M....
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| Posted: Sun Oct 25th, 2009 08:28 pm |
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Terry Burns AFCA Member
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This Heater holds great appeal for me. If you should deceide to sell it ...let me know !!!
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| Posted: Sun Oct 25th, 2009 08:33 pm |
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d barr Guest
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It's strictly a 3 speed fan, not a heater. Yes I may decide to sell it.
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| Posted: Sun Oct 25th, 2009 09:56 pm |
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Russ Huber AFCA Member
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I need to get a life. But before I do...here you go. http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=bG9yAAAAEBAJ&dq=D156294
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| Posted: Sun Oct 25th, 2009 10:14 pm |
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Rod Rogers Administrator 
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d barr,you'll need to go back and re-register using a first & last name. thanks! Rod
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26th, 2009 03:07 am |
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Mike Collins Guest 
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I've posted on this fan before when it has reared its ugly head. It shows up from time to time on the forum and on Ebay. It's not rare. My brother and I had the misfortune of sharing one in our bedroom in our unairconditioned house in central Fla. in the late 50's. It was pretty much useless. On high you could hardly feel air coming out of the top register.
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26th, 2009 03:18 am |
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Dom Barrese Guest
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Thank you very much!
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26th, 2009 03:28 am |
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Dom Barrese Guest
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I used it to dry some wet drywall while fixing my home for sale in NJ. It was all I had but was impressed with the amount of air it moved. Last edited on Mon Oct 26th, 2009 12:41 pm by Rod Rogers |
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26th, 2009 05:06 am |
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Ron Powell Guest 
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Dom, It doesn't matter what someone else thinks about your fan it's what you think that matters. A lot of us collect different type and age fans and we all don't see eye to eye on what is the better but we all agree on one thing. Collecting fans is a great hobby. And by the way, I think your fan is kinda cool and I don't reckon it's the rarest fan out there but, it's truly very different in it's design and would be a hard one to come by. No turds here. 
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26th, 2009 07:59 am |
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Michael Mirin AFCA Member 
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Here's mine. It is an odd piece.It does throw out some air. I wonder what the thought process was on this.It must some type of heat transfer fan.perhaps it was used to help pull hot or cool air from a vent to help move it around a room. Attached Image (viewed 3436 times): Last edited on Mon Oct 26th, 2009 08:04 am by Michael Mirin |
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26th, 2009 08:05 am |
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Michael Mirin AFCA Member
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yours is in real nice shape. Attached Image (viewed 3385 times):
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26th, 2009 08:07 am |
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Michael Mirin AFCA Member
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side view. Attached Image (viewed 3324 times):
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26th, 2009 01:36 pm |
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Loren Haroldson Guest 
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When placed on its back, it would blow air up ones' legs. This is one of the marketing efforts they used towards secretarys and such. Instead of a breeze at the ankles, it would cool more of you and of course no metal blades to stick your foot into. These are the most common fan I've ever run across up here. They also made a Queen Super Blower. I've only heard of two of these blowers..
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26th, 2009 05:07 pm |
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Russ Huber AFCA Member
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Loren Haroldson wrote:When placed on its back, it would blow air up ones' legs. This is one of the marketing efforts they used towards secretarys and such. |
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26th, 2009 05:18 pm |
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Michael Mirin AFCA Member
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did they actually make those?
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26th, 2009 06:14 pm |
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Loren Haroldson Guest
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My father in law (who ran a branch of this company) said they also came with optional clip on heaters. A nutty lady in Albert Lea who ran a junk shop said she had one of these heaters but wouldn't show it to me. The shop is now closed. She used to sleep in her 76 or 77 Volare outside this old shop run out of a damp basement on a back street. I ain't making this up. You had to move stuff to get through the aisles...
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26th, 2009 08:07 pm |
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Fred Baker Guest
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It may have not been rare in it's day, but I'd be willing to bet that few have survived through the years as it has a face that only a mother could love. It seems clear that the Queen Stove Works crafted this fan using their core competencies building furnaces as it's constructed with a sheet metal housing with the same paint finish as one would typically find on such a furnace. Certainly interesting and I think collectible in the condition as shown. Some fascinating information here from the original design patent to stories of folks who owned this fan. This forum must be the only repository of such knowledge.
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26th, 2009 10:38 pm |
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Russ Huber AFCA Member
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Fred Baker wrote:It may have not been rare in it's day, but I'd be willing to bet that few have survived through the years as it has a face that only a mother could love. Loren can lean out a winder from home and pridnear spit on Albert Lea. If he said these fans are thick as thieves in them there parts ...it's gospel. Last edited on Mon Oct 26th, 2009 11:08 pm by Russ Huber |
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26th, 2009 11:27 pm |
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Fred Baker Guest
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Russ Huber wrote: Loren can lean out a window from home and spit on Albert Lea. If he said these fans are the most common he has seen in his neck of the there woods ...it's gospel. Personally I've never had any prophetic utterances so I wouldn't know how to go there.  I've never seen one of these fans on eBay (not to claim there has never been one reside there), and there isn't one listed among active or completed listings. I have a difficult time understanding that folks in Albert Lea don't share the same desire to monetize the contents of their garages, closets and basements that drives the rest of the eBay community. Doing a Google search for "Queen Stove Works, fan" returns only this string from this forum. Perhaps this fan may be "most common", however I can't find empirical evidence to support that. The optional heater scenario Loren mentions helps make this fan even more of an odd bird. So with the optional heater you could alternatively heat or cool the air blowing up your skirt? Great stuff!
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27th, 2009 12:33 am |
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Russ Huber AFCA Member
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Well Fred, opportunity is knocking at your door. Give Dom a jingle and take that rare bird off his hands. Times a wastin.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27th, 2009 12:58 am |
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Fred Baker Guest
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Russ, I buy things that resonate with me emotionally (good or bad). Ugly typically doesn't qualify unless it's of sufficient magnitude as a grotesque on the fascia of a cathedral. Albert Lea needs this fan in their manufacturing museum (if they have a manufacturing museum). Now thats the ticket.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27th, 2009 01:14 am |
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Russ Huber AFCA Member
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Loren and I(Pictured....Loren is on the left)are not only buzz collectors, but grease monkeys and wood wackers...you name it...we can hack it. Were a gonna check in that there squirrly cage fan and dat Albert Lea museum thing right promto. Attached Image (viewed 3143 times):
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27th, 2009 01:37 am |
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Steve Sherwood AFCA Member
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Hey Russ, I thought you quit smoking or is that not a cigarette? THE EKIMO KID
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27th, 2009 01:45 pm |
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Loren Haroldson Guest
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Russ only uses cigarettes as a chick repellant. After all, a guy can only stand so much action. You ought to see how they flock to us when we have the tires on the car and go cruising. They really dig those fan patents he has tatooed on his arms. I went to an auction a number of years ago and peeked into an old grain bin. It was piled with wood and 4 of those Superfan tossed on top.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 7th, 2009 07:43 pm |
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Dom Barrese Guest
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