Featured Restoration!
1918c. Diehl Manufacturing Company, Elizabethport, N.J., U.S.A., 52" Antique Ceiling Fan
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In this month's featured restoration we are honored to spot light one of our client's historic home that is featured in the JUNE 2008 issue of THIS OLD HOUSE magazine. This 1900-01 Texas Queen Anne style home was originally built by the daughter of a veteran of the Texas War for Independence (Remember the Alamo!). Our clients saved this home from certain demolition and moved it to their property on a nearby lake. The home underwent an extensive renovation that allowed it to once again shine in all of its historic glory. Vintage Fans.com was honored to be asked to professionally restore the antique ceiling fan that had hung in the home most likely since the fan was new. The model, a 1918c. Diehl 52" ceiling fan, featured a rare set of original quarter sawn oak blades, that had undoubtedly been special ordered to match some of the home's trim and furnishings. One problem was that one of the blades had been completely shattered into three pieces. We were able to save the blade and once restored, the fan was returned to the home where it had seen generations live and grow old. It was our priviledge to return this testament of our ancestor's engineering excellence to the historic home where it has provided comfort during the growth of Texas and our great Nation. Our congratulations go out to our clients for having been asked by THIS OLD HOUSE magazine to feature their gem. We also applaud their efforts in saving our history by restoring a beautiful home that was truly built to last, just as the original ceiling fan is that was installed there 90 years ago.
The Diehl Manufacturing Company ushered in the modern age of the "roaring 20s" with this attractive 52" ceiling fan leading their product line. Diehl's introduction of this model was a step toward smoother lines and less ornamentation that had been the norm a mere decade prior.
The 1918c. version of this popular model featured cast iron brackets that were a design hold over from Diehl's earlier fans. Diehl quickly dropped this "spear" shaped bracket in favor of the more modern stamped steel version that mounted on top of the blade.
Company literature advertised this fan as "light in weight, attractive in appearance, quiet in operation and efficient in current consumption". Though this model was 20s modern, Diehl still believed in offering an outstanding product by incorporating a hardened steel shaft in this model's design.
- Dimensions- 8" Length x 11" diameter
- Cast Iron Frame with stamped steel motor housing cover for less weight
- Oil Bath Lubrication System Continuously Bathes the Motor Shaft in a Curtain of Oil
- Thrust Bearing Design is Immersed in Oil at All Times
- Smooth Clean Design
- Lighter in Weight
- Solid State Speed Control allows for a Variety of Speeds
