Old Westinghouse Fan

[Mike'smeatshop]

I have gotten some health back and started to rewire this old fan and found the 3-way switch is in poor health. Is there a supplier out there that would have anything close to my switch? I know I could mount a single switch but if possible, I would like to keep it original. Thank you. Thank you very much. lol.

 

[genog]

That's a COOL ole fan

 

[Mike'smeatshop]

I have gotten some health back and started to rewire this old fan and found the 3-way switch is in poor health. Is there a supplier out there that would have anything close to my switch? I know I could mount a single switch but if possible, I would like to keep it original. Thank you. Thank you very much. lol.

Thanks. It work fine before I tore the bottom to replace the cord. I may just wrap black electrical tape to keep anything from jumping.

 

[Roberts210]

That's a neat old switch. I'd be tempted to take it apart and see if I could rewire it.

 

[The Cobbler]

That's a neat old switch. I'd be tempted to take it apart and see if I could rewire it.

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I bet it is repairable, maybe even just dirty contacts

 

[Mike'smeatshop]

I may just tuck it all back together and tape it up, if no one has any leads.

 

[PSCo1867]

I may just tuck it all back together and tape it up, if no one has any leads.

What a fantastic old fan, with miles of patina. If you have grand-kids that visit, you may want to just keep it non-functional. It looks like it could be called "The Digitizer".

Seriously...beautiful display-piece for sure. I hope you get all the stuff needed to keep 'er running.

 

[Gozo]

If you have grand-kids that visit, you may want to just keep it non-functional. It looks like it could be called "The Digitizer".

With grandkids around, with a fan like that, once you get it running; a better name would be “The Un-Digitizer”.
When I was a kid, we had a Vornado fan of similar style. Great fun to shred pencils in it. Got an *** whipping or two for it until I learned better.