eBay: '70s Braun desk fan

Posted by Joel Johnson, July 22, 2008 8:32 AM | permalink

This neat little cylinder is neither robot tampon nor popcorn ejector, but a late modern desk fan from Braun. It's going for $66 plus shipping at the moment.

Vintage EAMES ERA Mid Century Modern BRAUN DESK FAN 70s [eBay]

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#1 posted by hassan-i-sabbah , July 22, 2008 9:43 AM

Ugh.This cannot be a Deiter Rams Design,surley.

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#2 posted by jacobbmarley , July 22, 2008 11:09 AM

I broke one of these when I was at school by using it to make noises with a pencil. It wasnt mine - sorry I cant remember your name .

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#3 posted by jacobbmarley , July 22, 2008 11:11 AM

I broke on of these at school by making noises with it by sticking a pencil on to the rotating vanes.It wasnt mine . Sorry - I cant remember your name.

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#4 posted by A New Challenger

, July 22, 2008 11:52 AM

Now when you say a robotic tampon, do you mean a tampon for use by robots, or a tampon that is in fact a robot?

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#5 posted by Anonymous , July 22, 2008 12:59 PM

Yeah - I've got one of these buggers - it's really pretty sweet, and blows a mighty wind. -KenS.

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#6 posted by styrofoam , July 22, 2008 1:59 PM

"EAMES ERA MID CENTURY 70s" is one of my pet peeves.
All it's missing is "L@@K RARE!"

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#7 posted by dculberson , July 22, 2008 5:33 PM

Styrofoam, YES!!! That or "STARCK MOD ATOMIC SPACE AGE RETRO LQQK!!!!"

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#8 posted by MIG , July 22, 2008 8:45 PM

The basic design is considerably older. I think it was called a "bankers fan", since it could be used on a desk without disturbing paperwork.

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#9 posted by MIG , July 22, 2008 8:50 PM

The basic design is much older. I think it was known as a "bankers fan" since it could be used on a desk without blowing away paperwork and bills.

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#10 posted by lloyd alter

, July 23, 2008 5:32 AM

It is a Braun HL1 desk fan designed by Reinhold Weiss in 1961; I have one beside my bed that has been in my family since then and it still works perfectly and quietly. A design gem.

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#11 posted by hassan-i-sabbah , July 29, 2008 7:58 PM

Cheers lloyd!

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#12 posted by Anonymous , July 31, 2008 5:29 AM

MoMA have one too, with a slightly better photo!