Electric fan, ca. 1940

Made by K. M. Company, St. Louis, MO
Vogue model
Metal, enamel, rubber

The electric desk fan has been around since 1882 when it was little more than a motor attached to two blades. This fan delivered "powerful breezes" in an arc around the room. It was turned on or off by a single switch, and the oscillator arm could be disconnected. Fans similar to this one were advertised as "economical to use" and of a "modern streamline design."

Gift of Kent Smith and Mary St. Clair, Springfield, IL (1990.15)

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