Vintage Portable Fans Member Galleries

Classic

Classic is a brand especially for home products sold at Home Hardware.

Elge

Elge was a fan company based in France that made ceiling fans and portable fans in France from the 1930's to 1960's.

Perel

Perel is a Belgian company based in Gavere offering various electric appliances present in various countries.

WindStream

Post pictures of fans made by WindStream here including any rebrands

Robeson

Post pictures of any fan sold under the Robeson here

Almonard

Almonard is an electric fan company based in India. They are well know for their pedestal and wall mounted air circulators.

FASCO

Founded in 1911 as the F.A. Smith Company and most commonly abbreviated as 'FASCO', the Fayetteville, North Carolina-based company manufactured a variety of products for homeowners, which included ceiling and portable fans. FASCO ceased manufacturing portable fans in the 1950s, however, they continued to manufacture ceiling fans at their Fayetteville, North Carolina factory located at 810 Gillespie Street, until they were bought out by the Patton/Rival Company in the late 1990s.

Century

Century was a manufacturer of ceiling and portable fans from the early 1900s until the late 1950s. The brand was purchased by the Hunter Fan and Ventilation Company, and by the 1960s, 'Century' became a line of portable fans offered by Hunter.

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast is a brand of ceiling fans sold exclusively through Dan's Fan City locations. In the 1980s, Gulf Coast also sold rebranded Lasko oscillating fans under their own brand name.

Vent-Axia

Vent-Axia is a British company of ventilating products of all kinds including extractor fans, ceiling fans and portable fans.

Caframo

Caframo Limited is a Canadian manufacturer based out of Ontario, Canada. They manufacture a plethora of products, though their main focus is on personal fans. First founded in 1955, Caframo was one of the first Canadian fan manufacturers, and has also relabeled some of its fans for Brookstone stores in the United States (U.S.A.), though still sells some of its own products there. Their Dragonfly Fan, one of their original models, still continues to be sold today.

Chillout

Chillout is a brand name of fans sold by the Kaz Corporation. They currently manufacture three types of portable fans: a 4" USB fan, a version of the Duracraft 7" personal turbo fan, and a mini tower fan, all of which are offered in bright colors. The company especially caters to college students who are looking for an inexpensive yet durable personal fan.

Aerospeed

Aerospeed was a subsidiary of CamAir, LLC. Based in Chicago, Illinois, CamAir LLC purchased the rights to manufacture Lakewood products under the brand name of AeroSpeed after Lakewood Engineering filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in 2009. As of 2016, the company appears to no longer be manufacturing fans.

Target

Fans sold at Target stores can be placed in this gallery. Brand names include, but are not limited to, Cool-Breeze, Hawaiian Breeze, Room Essentials (RE), and Sunrise.

The Sharper Image

Fans that were once sold at now-defunct The Sharper Image stores can be posted here.

Brookstone

Portable fans sold at Brookstone can be posted here.

Rovex

Rovex is a brand of portable fans and ceiling fans sold in France since the 1980's.

Codumé

We think air. Codumé is a Belgian ventilating company based in Bruxelles offering products from extractor fans to desk fans to ceiling fans since 1947.

S&P

Calor

Calor is a portable fan and small home appliance company founded in Lyon, France. Till the late 1980's their fans were made in Lyon.

Minka Aire

A well-known manufacturer of ceiling fans, Minka Aire also manufactures some portable fan models.

Haier

Haier is a Chinese small appliance manufacturer. In the 2000's, it sold fans under the Haier brand name in the United States.

SMC

SMC-branded portable fans should be posted in this category.

Wexford

Wexford is a private label of American drug store chain Walgreens.

Fanimation

Founded in 1984 by former Casablanca Fan Company employee Tom Frampton as a manufacturer of uniquely-designed and reproduction ceiling fans, it is one of the most successful fan companies today. In the early 2000's, Fanimation began to manufacture portable fans in addition to their ceiling fans.

Rowenta

Rowenta is a German company of high quality home appliances founded in 1884 based in Erbach.

King of Fans

Hampton Bay

Hampton Bay portable fans.

Casablanca

Famous for their fine ceiling fans, Casablanca also offered a line of portable fans, which were some of the best portable fans on the market at the time.

NuTone

Air King

All fans made by or labeled under Air King.

Bionaire

Bionaire portable fans

Blade

Unsure which manufacturer labeled these fans for sale in the US. A very common overseas style fan, but rare in the United States and North America in general.

Brentwood

Galaxy/Lasko fans relabeled as "Brentwood" can be placed in this gallery

Brookstone

Fans labeled for Brookstone stores can be placed here.

Canarm

Canarm portable fans

Chicago Electric Mfg. Co./Handybreeze

Chicago Electric is the manufacturer of Handybreeze series fans.

Coast-Air

One of the many McGraw-Edison/Bersted labels.

Commander

Known more for ceiling fans, Commander also labeled decent quality portable fans.

Cool Breeze

Cool Breeze fans will be posted here.

Coolmaster

Any fans labeled Coolmaster can be placed here.

Crosley

Crosley is practically one in the same with Galaxy. Any fans labeled Crosley can be posted here.

Crown

pictures of Crown fans

Dayton

For more than 70 years, Dayton has provided hard-working, quality products for industrial applications.

Deco Breeze

Deco Breeze is a designer, manufacturer and distributor of decorative portable fans, decorative candles, & unique home décor accessories and gifts. They are based in San Diego, California, USA.

Dominion

Pictures of Dominion fans will be posted here. Dominion was a quality brand back in the 40s & 50s.

Duracraft

Fans by Duracraft can be placed here.

Edison

Fans made by or under the Edison label can be posted here.

Electrohome

Electrohome is a Canadian company found in Kitchener, Ontario in 1907. They offer(ed) all kinds of electrical home appliances and electronics. From televisions sets to portable fans.

Emerson

Fans made by Emerson Electric.

Eskimo

Any portable fans branded Eskimo can be posted here.

Frigid

All fans made and labeled under Frigid.

Frost Cod

Frost Cod portable fans

G Fans

Very uncommon brand in Québec. Sold around mid to late 1990s.

Galaxy

pictures of Galaxy portable fans

GEC

GEC (General Electric Company) was an important company that offered various electrical equipment from electronics, light bulbs, various motors, ceiling fans and portable fans. The company was founded in 1886 in England. Most of their products were made in England, India or Australia. Their products were sold world wide.

General Electric

Any GE portable fans will be posted here.

Graybar

Any fans branded Graybar can be posted here.

Haier

Haier America offers a wide range of appliances, electronics, and more.

Hatari

Hatari is a Thai company making portable fans of all kinds. They are based in Bangkok.

Hitachi

Hitachi is a company found in 1910 based in Tokyo, Japan that manufactures quality electronic and electrical home appliances.

Holmes/Holmes Air

Portable fans by Holmes/Holmes Air can be posted here.

Homelex Time

these portable fans seems to be made by Ku Hsing.

Homemade/Unknowns

Have a fan that was homemade? Have something unbranded? Post it here.

Honeywell

Honeywell portable fans.

Hunter

Portable fans by Hunter. Since 1886, Hunter has been producing some of the highest quality air comfort products on the market

KDK

Electric fan company from Japan since 1909.

Kenmore

Kenmore branded fans can be posted here. Kenmore was commonly sold through Sears-Roebuck.

KMC

KMC was a brand label for Kmart, all KMC and/or Kmart labeled fans can be posted here.

Knapp-Monarch

Knapp-Monarch was a well-recognized company specializing in small home products and appliances.

Ku-Hsing

Fans with no other label, manufactured by Ku-Hsing, can be posted here.

Kuo Horng Electric

Portable fans manufactured by Kuo Horng

Lakewood

Lakewood fans will be posted here. Lakewood was one of the best fan manufacturers out there, from 1946-2009.

Landia

Landia portable fans can be placed in this gallery.

Lasko

Pics of Lasko fans.

Manning Bowman

All fans labeled under Manning Bowman. Which is one of many labels of the McGraw-Edison/ Berstead made fans.

Marelli

Italian fan manufacture

Mark

Mark portable fans

Marvin

Any fans by Marvin can be posted in this gallery. Most will be window fans.

Mastercraft

Mastercraft fans were only sold at Canadian Tire store.

Menominee

Menominee fans can be posted here. Menominee manufactured fans from around 1910 to the early 20s.

Midea

Midea fans will be posted here. Any form of Midea relabels can be posted here as well.

Monarch Aire

Fans labeled Monarch Aire can be placed in this category.

Montgomery Wards

This is a gallery for any Montgomery Wards branded fan.

Nobility

Fans branded "Nobility" can be posted in this gallery.

Nortex

Fans labeled under Nortex.

Panasonic

Panasonic portable fans

Patton

this is for all of the Patton fans, feel free to add to the category

Penncrest

Portable fans labeled Penncrest, for JC Penney. These were made by other companies and relabeled, Penncrest fans of undetermined makes can be placed here.

Presto

Fans labeled under Presto.

RECO

A Canadian company that made portable fans in the 1970s and 1980s.

Robbins & Myers

R&M got into the fan market in 1897, expanding to produce a full line of ceiling and portable fans, and at one time owned the Hunter Fan Company.

Rona

Fans of Rona's home brands such as UberHaus, Facto and Rona itself.

Sampo

Sampo fans, though uncommon, were good quality. They offered many features similar to Panasonic, such as 5-Way oscillation.

Sanyo

Sanyo is a company found in 1947 based in Osaka, Japan that manufactures quality electronic and electrical home appliances.

Seabreeze

Innovation in the air... Seabreeze is a Canadian company founded in 1945 and based in Toronto. They make quality and innovative portable fans and heaters. Their products have and are still made in Canada.

Sears

Portable fans with the lable Sears. Most of the time they were made by others companies for Sears.

Shen Zhen (Join-One Electric)

Fans by Shen Zhen or Join-One can be posted here.

Shetland

Portable fans "by Shetland"

Sunbeam

Sunbeam portable fans.Made by windmere and some made by Ku Hsing.

Sunrise Tradex

Sunrise Tradex is a company based in Coaticook, Quebec that imports portable fans and air conditioners from China and Taiwan to sell mostly in Rona stores. All the fans under their various names such as Youngstar, Fellini and Forest Air will be placed here.

Super

Super is a company from Ontario, Canada making portable fans and other home appliances since 1947. Since 2000 they have various other different lables like Airworks and Weatherworks.

Superior

Superior is a Canadian Portable fan company

Superlectric (Superior Electric Products Corp.)

Superlectric offered a range of older style fans, later on they implemented modern safety features like closed grilles.

Tatung

Portable fans manufactured by Tatung. For years, Tatung has delivered a wide range of household products and appliances worldwide.

Toastmaster

All fans made by or labeled under Toastmaster.

Torcan

Torcan is a portable fan company founded in Ontario,Canada. their fans were only sold in Canada.

Toshiba

Toshiba is a company found in 1939 based in Tokyo, Japan that manufactures quality electronic and electrical home appliances.

Trico

Any fans branded Trico can be posted here.

Victor Electric Products, Inc.

Very little seems to be known about Victor, despite their offering of quite a large range of electric fans.

Vornado

Vornado portable fans. For more than 60 years, Vornado has been introducing unique, innovative, and functional portable fans.

Vortice

Established in milan, italy in 1954, they are famous for their ventilation fans and ceiling fans

Walmart

Fans sold at Walmart stores can be placed in this gallery. Brands include, but are not limited to, Hawaiian Breeze, Principal, Mainstays, Home Essentials, Chapter, and Aloha Breeze.

Weinig Products Company

Any fans from Weinig Products Co. can be posted here, may include fans branded "America".

Westinghouse

Founded in 1886, Westinghouse produced some of the best and most recognized fans on the market for years.

Westpoint

Westpoint is a company founded and based in Tunis, Tunisia well know for their quality split air conditioners. They also offer a variety of portable fans.

White-Westinghouse

Fans labeled by White-Westinghouse were primarily sold at discount and department stores like Sears and Kmart.

WindChaser

WindChaser is a company from Marina Del Rey, California, USA making various quality and sophisticated climate control products like portable fans. Their innovative designs are often inspired by European and Asian technology.

Windmere

Windmere fans will be posted here. Windmere is an average-quality manufacturer of today.

Winnower

Fans made by/ labeled under Winnower.

Xpelair

a fan manufacturer based in UK

Zero

Fans by McGraw-Edison/Bersted that are labeled "Zero" can be posted here.