I can't help it - I love old things. Right now I am sitting in front of an old Mathes Cooler from the 1930s. It's not like any fan you buy today. It's has steel blades inside a mahogany case. It is all original and works as good as the day it was made. It keeps me as cool as one of today's air conditioner but uses much less electricity, isn't as noisy and looks like a piece of furniture. The only downfall, if you can call it that, is I need to oil the inner workings every year.
