| Home | Search 
|
Menu
|
Not logged in - | |
AFCA Forums > Antique Fan Collectors Association > Buy-Sell-Trade > Manhattan Electrical Supply Company Number 1
| |||||
AFCA Forums > Antique Fan Collectors Association > Buy-Sell-Trade > Manhattan Electrical Supply Company Number 1 | |||||
| Moderated by: Steve Cunningham, Stan Adams, Rod Rogers |
|
|||||||
| Manhattan Electrical Supply Company Number 1 | Rate Topic |
| Author | Post |
|---|
| Posted: Wed Apr 28th, 2021 11:58 pm |
|
1st Post |
|
Terry Fisher AFCA Member 
|
Museum quality MESCO Model Number 1. Runs perfectly. $2,500 includes shipping. Attached Image (viewed 1226 times): Last edited on Thu Apr 29th, 2021 04:22 am by Terry Fisher |
|||||||
| ||||||||
| Posted: Wed Apr 28th, 2021 11:58 pm |
|
2nd Post |
|
Terry Fisher AFCA Member
|
another Attached Image (viewed 1206 times):
|
|||||||
| ||||||||
| Posted: Wed Apr 28th, 2021 11:58 pm |
|
3rd Post |
|
Terry Fisher AFCA Member
|
another Attached Image (viewed 1198 times):
|
|||||||
| ||||||||
| Posted: Wed Apr 28th, 2021 11:59 pm |
|
4th Post |
|
Terry Fisher AFCA Member
|
and one more Attached Image (viewed 1182 times):
|
|||||||
| ||||||||
| Posted: Thu Apr 29th, 2021 09:05 am |
|
5th Post |
|
Steve Cunningham Administrator 
|
Excellent example!
|
|||||||
| ||||||||
| Posted: Thu Apr 29th, 2021 05:22 pm |
|
6th Post |
|
Terry Fisher AFCA Member
|
Thanks Steve . . . I have never seen a MESCO model 1 in as good of condition as this fan. Would be a perfect addition to anyone wanting to collect all 3 the MESCO Models. Last edited on Thu Apr 29th, 2021 05:22 pm by Terry Fisher |
|||||||
| ||||||||
| Posted: Fri Apr 30th, 2021 12:05 pm |
|
7th Post |
|
Rick Powell AFCA Member 
|
I have a Manhattan no 1 with a different blade that I acquired some years ago that Russ dated to be 1897, 1898. Was this fan manufactured then? Russ do you know if all of the Manhattan number 1 fans were manufactured at once or over a time period? It’s also interesting the foresight in naming them with the intent of future models, was there a prototype for a “Manhattan no. 4”?
|
|||||||
| ||||||||
| Posted: Fri Apr 30th, 2021 05:50 pm |
|
8th Post |
|
Bill Hoehn AFCA Member 
|
I've always considered the 4 inch models to be the smallest of the electric fans--until now! Listed in the 1899 catalog of Commercial Electrical Supply Co. of St. Louis is their group of battery fans by Porter Motors with the fan diameters for each model; Ajax = 3 1/2 inch Porter No 1 = 4 inch (3 wing) Porter No 2 = 5 " Porter No 6 = 6 " Porter No 3 = 8 " Porter No 4 = 10 " Does anyone know who made the similar battery motor tagged "Little Hustler"?
|
|||||||
| ||||||||
| Posted: Fri Apr 30th, 2021 05:54 pm |
|
9th Post |
|
Tom Morel AFCA Member 
|
Bill Hoehn wrote: I've always considered the 4 inch models to be the smallest of the electric fans--until now!I'm pretty sure Knapp made Little Hustler.
|
|||||||
| ||||||||
| Posted: Fri Apr 30th, 2021 06:10 pm |
|
10th Post |
|
Bill Hoehn AFCA Member
|
Thanks Tom, I have quite a few Knapp's in my several dozens of battery fans and motors but none of them look similar. I wouldn't have guessed that. The most similar looking are the Tesla, Ajax, Rex, Porter and Manhattan.
|
|||||||
| ||||||||
| Posted: Sun May 2nd, 2021 03:15 am |
|
11th Post |
|
Steve Cunningham Administrator
|
It’s been my long held theory that at some point, Mesco went from a four screw tag, to two screws. Unfortunately Mesco used line drawings, so that detail can’t be made out.
|
|||||||
| ||||||||
| Posted: Sun May 2nd, 2021 07:55 pm |
|
12th Post |
|
Terry Fisher AFCA Member
|
So the first fans had 4 screws holding the motor tags? . . . but no dates of manufacture for these are known?
|
|||||||
| ||||||||
| Posted: Sun May 2nd, 2021 11:17 pm |
|
13th Post |
|
Steve Cunningham Administrator
|
I’ll look. I have two Manhattan catalogs. The tag theory mine. That tag doesn’t need four screws. The Manhattan #3 also went from four screws to two. It’s cheaper not to drill and tap two holes.
|
|||||||
| ||||||||
| Posted: Mon May 3rd, 2021 04:36 am |
|
14th Post |
|
Russ Huber AFCA Member 
|
Earliest Manhattan No.1 advertisement I am aware of is 95 shown below.
|
|||||||
| ||||||||
| Posted: Mon May 3rd, 2021 04:39 am |
|
15th Post |
|
Russ Huber AFCA Member
|
Here it is again in a 1902-03 Mesco No. 14 catalogue.   Last edited on Mon May 3rd, 2021 05:17 am by Russ Huber |
|||||||
| ||||||||
| Posted: Mon May 3rd, 2021 04:42 am |
|
16th Post |
|
Russ Huber AFCA Member
|
Here it is again offered in 1907 when you open the book link. Popular Mechanics - Google Books Attached Image (viewed 687 times): Last edited on Mon May 3rd, 2021 05:05 pm by Russ Huber |
|||||||
| ||||||||
| Posted: Mon May 3rd, 2021 04:46 am |
|
17th Post |
|
Russ Huber AFCA Member
|
This one appears in 08 electrical trade.
|
|||||||
| ||||||||
| Posted: Mon May 3rd, 2021 05:02 am |
|
18th Post |
|
Russ Huber AFCA Member
|
Chad is advertising his No. 1 example on his website for 1900. What dates his example for 1900? 1900 Manhattan No.1 DC 5" Desk Fan Original - antiquefanparts I posted these images below of the 1902-03 No. 14 Mesco catalogue in past.    Last edited on Mon May 3rd, 2021 05:18 am by Russ Huber |
|||||||
| ||||||||
| Posted: Mon May 3rd, 2021 05:09 am |
|
19th Post |
|
Russ Huber AFCA Member
|
All three images above dating 1895, 1902-03, and 1907 are the same image as the 95 image. So how to h ell do you date these fans spanning 1895-1907? Anyone have ephemera to help date them for exclusive years? Last edited on Mon May 3rd, 2021 05:18 am by Russ Huber |
|||||||
| ||||||||
| Posted: Mon May 3rd, 2021 05:14 am |
|
20th Post |
|
Russ Huber AFCA Member
|
Terry Fisher wrote: Museum quality MESCO Model Number 1. Runs perfectly. $2,500 includes shipping. Good luck with your sale! Attached Image (viewed 768 times):
|
|||||||
| ||||||||
| Posted: Tue May 4th, 2021 06:03 am |
|
21st Post |
|
Terry Fisher AFCA Member
|
Russ, Thanks for all of the MESCO information.
|
|||||||
| ||||||||
| Posted: Tue May 4th, 2021 06:29 am |
|
22nd Post |
|
Russ Huber AFCA Member
|
Terry Fisher wrote: Russ, Sorry about all the mess on your BST posting.  Despite being on the market at least 12 years these don't pop up very often. I don't have one. Menominee had a battery fan on the market in the teens. I have not heard of one surfacing, not one. Your Manhattan dates well before the teens, and a pristine example at that.
|
|||||||
| ||||||||
| Posted: Tue May 4th, 2021 11:54 am |
|
23rd Post |
|
Rick Powell AFCA Member
|
Steve Cunningham wrote: I’ll look. I have two Manhattan catalogs. Steve did you get a chance to look at your catalogs? Other than the elimination of two tag screws what differences are there between a Manhattan 1 and Manhattan 2&3? Thanks Russ also, I find it interesting they were produced, or for sale for 12 years, seems like a lot of time but may be my 100 year difference in perspective.
|
|||||||
| ||||||||
| Posted: Thu May 6th, 2021 06:20 am |
|
24th Post |
|
Terry Fisher AFCA Member
|
Rick, Look at the MESCO fans in the Galleries. Those 3 fans are completely different.
|
|||||||
| ||||||||
| Posted: Thu May 6th, 2021 12:22 pm |
|
25th Post |
|
Rick Powell AFCA Member
|
Thanks Terry, up until now I never thought of looking in the gallery and had only seen a #3 stump for some obscure reason.
|
|||||||
| ||||||||
| Posted: Thu May 6th, 2021 06:09 pm |
|
26th Post |
|
Steve Cunningham Administrator
|
The 1, 2, and 3 were all different fans. All three used the fan body as magnetic field. So battery power went to the armature.
|
|||||||
| ||||||||
| Current time is 03:32 pm | |
| AFCA Forums > Antique Fan Collectors Association > Buy-Sell-Trade > Manhattan Electrical Supply Company Number 1 | Top |