Mathes Cooler!
 

Hey KC Peeps: My wife has an old fan from the 1940's that she saved from her mom and dad's house in Topeka. It's got a wood cabinet. I think it's called a Mathes Cooler. It was designed as a piece of living room furniture. My anniversary is coming up and would like to get this rebuilt and refurbished as a gift. I think my wife would really like that for sentimental value. Know anybody in KC, electrical handy man, garage project guy, who could fix something like this?

http://www.curtismathes.webs.com/mathesfanscoolers.htm

Like a swamp cooler?

sell that thing to Mad Men

Haven't heard that name in a while. We had a Curtis Mathes TV in the 70s. I hated it because I wanted a new TV with a remote. My dad said he already had a remote to change the channels for him--me. "Cool" fan though.

I don't know if a project like that would be in Phobia's wheelhouse or not? He may be worth checking with.

I opened the thread hoping to find some badass way of keeping beer cold. Sorry, no help here.

I like these, bears don't.

http://store.yeticoolers.com/?gclid=...FeFxQgodZVUA2g

http://www.yeticoolers.com/wp-conten...Picture-13.png

they are awesome but so expensive....

Yeah, I own one big one and that's enough. :hmmm:

I think a buddy of mine can fix it. Got to find a similar motor. Should be able to find something from Grainger or similar. This is a purely sentimental thing. My wife's parents are both gone now, and her family home has changed hands several times since it was sold back in 2000. I think it reminds her of when she was a kid.

Just get her a bunch of blow and a couple Chippendale's tickets for her and her devil on the shoulder the friend. She'll be happier.

that's a very cool fan, and a very cool idea.:thumb:
i'm sure she'll love it.
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Or a Dutch oven?

My folks had one just like that. The motor isn't much of a deal, just about anything will turn it.

The boxes were made out of mahogany. They were built like fine furniture. This was before homes had AC, so having a box fan in the living room, it had to look nice. Most of them were built in Ft. Worth, TX.