1950s ELECTRIC FANS MADE BY WESTINGHOUSE "A FAN FAMILY ALBUM" 49714
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- Made by Cinecraft in 1954 for both consumers and the sales force, A FAN FAMILY ALBUM promotes the line of fans made by Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company with a focus on the innovations made in the late 1940s and 1950s. Made in an era before air conditioning when fans were extremely important, the movie is hosted by a group of "hot" swimsuit wearing models. The film begins with a brief history of the company and George Westinghouse's invention of the electric fan in 1890 (he received a patent in 1892 -- the same year that Nikola Tesla did). The fan was one of the earliest electric appliances ever created and took many forms. Electric fans were soon followed by electric toasters and coffee makers. Desktop fans were soon followed by ceiling fans (4:05), fans with guarded blades, whole room fans such as the Mobilaire (10:38) and improved fan motors that did not require the presence of an oil cup for lubrication.
At 11:32, the new "air jet vanes" fan is shown, the Whirlaire, which comes in counter and pedestal models. The Whirlair has "air jets" that drives an air stream forward like a Fresnel searchlight lens directs light forward. At 12:49 the oscillating, low cost Lively Aire is shown. At 13:20, the Debonaire hassock model is shown. A table model is shown at 14:00 with matching serving tray. At 14:18 the 1952 Window Fan is shown which can be removed from the window to become a floor circulator. At 15:00 the Riviera fan is seen which is "four fans in one" -- a room circulator, an exhaust fan, and hassock fan all in one. At 16:50, a new kind of window fan is shown -- the "Big Twin" window fan, which features overlapping blades. The Riviera 15 is shown at 18:50, an improved Riviera "air jet" fan that is called "revolutionary".
At 20:04, a 16mm film projector is seen with a variety of sales films promoted including "Taking the Hot Air Out of Fan Selling", etc.
The film ends with a parade of beautiful women promoting Westinghouse fans over the years. The swimsuits shown run the gamut from conservative 1890s full body suits to bikinis and one-piece suits. The women sing a special song about Westinghouse fans to encourage the sales force to -- sell!!
George Westinghouse, Jr. (October 6, 1846 - March 12, 1914) was an American entrepreneur and engineer who invented the railway air brake and was a pioneer of the electrical industry, gaining his first patent at the age of 19. Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for much of his career, Westinghouse was one of Thomas Edison's main rivals in the early implementation of the American electricity system. Westinghouse's electricity distribution system, based on alternating current, ultimately prevailed over Edison's insistence on direct current. In 1911 Westinghouse received the AIEE's Edison Medal "For meritorious achievement in connection with the development of the alternating current system.
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I'm a "fan" of these kinds of films
Beauty was certainly different years ago.
And generally better.
@@deadfreightwest5956 definitely
Love these long ago reminders, thanks. Am I buying a fan or a woman? Don't think I'd like to go back there but it's part of who we are.
Thank you for showing us the history of the electric fan, combining photo images with attractive ladies and the evolution of common household fan. There are dozens of tools and appliances that we use daily and do not give it a passing thought, they all have an interesting history.
We have westinghouse electric fan. We still using it until now.
I sure wish america still made good quality fans like these. All different brands.
I have a hassock fan branded frigid from the 70s
Now there are mist fans...I can even put ice cubes & chilled water from the refrigerator in the slide-in tray.
The model on the top shelf
Westinghouse should’ve stuck to fans. When this film was made in the 50s Westinghouse’s underperforming jet engines were ruining a generation of US naval aircraft like the F7U, F3H, and F4D.
In their defense, it was pretty hard to find a good jet engine made in the same era. The USAF's F-80s constantly had burned out engines. They were underpowered and unreliable for years.
Miss. 1948...
so much sexism ... i love it
I have an Emerson version of 12:40. Runs quite well, and I'm sure it will for many more years.
Also known as the mutilator, the child quieter.....
You look at those fans with the guards big enough to stick your hand in and you got to wonder how many kids and adults got their fingers cut off? Look Mom, the kitty lost her head.
And I thought Al Bundy was selling shoes.
I have a power air 7:14 and it’s a great worker
Dr. Shuyler Wheeler invented the electric fan in 1882. Wheeler placed a two blade propeller on the shaft of an electric motor to create the fan. In 1904 he was awarded the John Scott Medal for his invention by the Franklin Institute. Not WESTINGHOUSE.
Thank for giving us artificial man made air
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