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Robbins & Myers 'The Standard Osc. Fan' (Lollipop) 12" DC Circa 1905 Charles Eck was the inventor of this oscillator which he patented in 1903 and sold to R&M as his famous geared oscillator had just been patented. Recently, an early version of this fan was recently found, as well as documentation, suggesting it was first sold in 1904.  By 1905, the fan appeared with a number of changes, most notably involving the cage and vane bracket setup and was still only sold for DC current.  Any of these DC models are rare and there are probably at least 50 AC lollipops to every 1 DC. I believe mine to be among the earliest of the improved models.  One reason is because it is called “The Standard Osc.” on the motor tag and in 1906, when R&M began selling AC fans, these were called either “The DC Standard Osc.” Or ‘The AC Standard Osc.”  There are also a number of small differences from the later DC models.  One very interesting detail we noticed on mine is the words "Vane Bracket" are actually cast into the iron on the backside of the bracket.  I have never heard of another one like it. Click here to view a video. (be sure to click ”HQ” when the video appears for higher quality)

Robbins & Myers 12" Feathervane Oscillating Fan Circa 1911 Insert Text

Robbins & Myers Type 2800 6" Fan DC Circa 1915 I believe this is the finest quality 6” fan produced in America post-1900.  It was made to the same standards as all the R&M fans at this time and is sought after by most collectors.   I waited and waited for one of these and finally ended up trading another collector for this one.

Robbins & Myers Modernistic 8" Inch Oscillating Fan Circa 1930 DC Circa 1930 This fan seems to be really well liked by most people, perhaps because it is so unique from a design stand point.  At the time, it was quite a departure from the typically designed fan and its name certainly made that clear.  It looks great as a wall mount ‘sconce’ and it came with the unusual finish as seen in the images.  The problem with this fan is R&M spent most of their budget on the aesthetics rather than the engineering of this fan.  One problem with this fan is it is constructed of pot metal which is very brittle and breaks easily although they probably weren’t aware just how weak it really was.  Also, the fan really doesn’t blow much air and that is not good thing if you are a fan.

Robbins & Myers Speaker Fan 10" Oscillating Fan DC Circa 1931 This fan is called a “speaker fan’ because of its similarity in appearance to an Atwater Kent Radio Speaker from the same period.  It was a companion to the ‘Modernistic’ and was sold with the same unusual finish.  They came with a 10” blade and were available as a stationary or oscillating fan.  There was also a ceiling mounted version which is pretty scarce.