Silex-Handybreeze Fan. Made in Iberville, Quebec. ~1940s-50s.
The type of fan that you risk losing your fingers in when it’s going. It still works.
Here is a site that has oodles of information about vintage fans. I was disappointed to see that the Antique Fan Collector’s site does not have any Canadian fans in their non-American collection. Drats.
I couldn’t find too much about the Silex Company in Iberville, Quebec. I suspect because I’m go0ling in English, quoi? This newspaper clipping shows they announced on June 28, 1961 that they were planning to leave the city in 1962. Probably a lot of jobs were lost.
Dust. One of my favourite things
Status: Crank up the record player, find one of the old 45s that is playable and pour up a Gin Sour.
Kill-ratio: 18:3 / 6:1
(captioned images don’t count against ratio)
Alt-title: Untitled Object No. 364 For Blowing Away The Worries Of the Day
Recipe for a Gin Sour:
Gin Sour
2 measures gin
juice of half a large lemon
1 tsp caster sugar
Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a short glass.
From Diamond Dame, 1930s and 40s Cocktail Recipes
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p.s.
Day 364!
I had to miss another day, as the blasted flu was not quite done with me. My head is weary but not bowed.
Tally Tryant: 1 | Virus: 0.5
Wonderful lighting on that second photograph.
Looking at the curve of those blades repeated in the screen, you realize that the Handybreeze was created with an uncommon sensitivity to design. In addition, we have an intriguing font here–(can I put in a request for a close-up?)
Very cool piece of equipment…call me a fan.
Thanks John. Yes, of course I can do a close up. But will have to wait till I’m geared back up. Hopefully with a macro lens!!
Ha ha – re fan:)
get well soon, i know what it is… just started work again after almost 4 weeks (including pneumonia)
Thanks Inge. 4 weeks. Yikes. Hope it’s all gone.