That's sad, I hope they cheered up!

Those GEs are solid too, can't go wrong with those.

That's on purpose. The tip of the "petal" blades have almost no material to them, let alone pitch. This is because the motors don't have enough power to drive the blade if it were to move air across the entire area. The Lasko 20" box fans are essentially 12 or 14 inch fans.

Lasko is not what they used to be but they still have some solid products for sale.

Gotta love when that happens! I got the blue one from an older gentleman at a flea market who had two other fans on the table, and he kept trying to talk me into the other ones but they just weren't really to my liking and I don't have much storage space.

Except that's not actually the line :P

“LUKE, I AM YOUR FATHER.”

I'm not sure, I know Sanyo made a lot of the parts for these, if not the whole fan (Sanyo being a Japanese company). There exists a Sanyo model that is essentially the same thing. The Japanese fans were also top-notch in quality at the time, especially Sanyo, Panasonic and KDK.

Toured a foundry a couple years ago. They had these fans all over the shop running constantly. Foundries are hellish environments with lots of dust and these things just kept going and going.

I can totally hear the 'click-chunk' sound when pressing the buttons in my head.

I recently bought some black lasko box fans to replace the three unsightly white ones I've had for 20 years since college. Unless you put your hand directly in front of the center of the airflow, you couldn't feel anything. Best I can describe is if the entire length of the blades weren't involved in moving the air, only the center-most parts did. I've since bought tower fans for two areas of the house but they don't hold up to how much air the old laskos moved.

Were these made in the USA?

Same, my grandparents had one.

Totally grew up with the brown one!

What a stupid comment.

My grandparents had a pair of the blues. Oh man this takes me back

My dad worked graveyard and ran a fan in his bedroom during the day to help mask the noise while he slept.

He had an old GE fan like this when I was very young, I remember it clearly, for some reason even though it was 50 years ago.

I guess at some point it gave up, because I remember later he had one like OPs, and I'm pretty sure he still had it when he died a few years ago.

Thank you! Unfortunately the only Merkur model I have used is the 34c.

As for being mild, the Rex razor has a blade positive exposure, so there is some blade feel. For me it is not too much or uncomfortable by any means. If I ever try a progress though I will report back to you

If I had to get a fan like this (generally I have ceiling fans or box fans), I’d get an old Emerson / lectric or Hunter metal I suppose. Not very safe though.

You need to up your budget considerably if you're looking to BIFL. And a puffer jacket isn't going to last a lifetime. They are made to be light = not durable.

I have a NorthFace McMurdo Antarctic expedition parka. It was $750. It is warm AF and it is BIFL. You need to keep saving 😉

“They don’t make ‘em like they used to”

Everyone has different taste but a lot of people would call this design old-fashioned or outdated before calling it flat-out hideous. What kind of fan do you like the design of?

Yes! Memory unlocked.

I grew up with the blue one in my parents bathroom. Nice hot of nostalgia thank you.

Had the amber one. You are so right about how they look and work. Thanks for sharing