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Elcon 10" Orbital Oscillating Fan
Circa 1935
Elcon is one of a handful of Australian companies which manufactured fans at this time.  In addition to the ‘Orbital’,  they produced a stationary model and both a quite rare.  Of all the models I have seen, this is the only green example I can recall as the others were painted beige.  In addition to the full ‘orbital’ oscillation, the fan can also be adjusted to remain stationary.  If you take a moment and compare this fan to the Verity ‘Zephyr’ you will notice the design to be the same with the motor mounted in a ring which is then mounted to a C-frame. This makes the orbital oscillation seem effortless.  However, aesthetically, they could not be any more dissimilar. 
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