From Blades to Bladeless

Fans of the past

500

Servants, known as punkawallahs, pulled a rope connected to the frame to move the fan back and forth in 500 B.C.

timeline

Period: 500 to Apr 17, 2012

500 B.C.-2012

Industrial revolution

Apr 17, 1800

The Industrial Revolution in the late 19th century introduced belt-driven fans powered by factory water wheels.

Omar Rajeen

May 23, 1832

One of the first workable mechanical fans was built by Omar-Rajeen Jumala in 1832.

Schuyler Skatts Wheeler

Apr 17, 1882

Between the years 1882 and 1886, New Orleans resident Schuyler Skaats Wheeler invented the first electric fan.

Phillip Diehl

Jul 11, 1882

In 1882, Philip Diehl introduced the electric ceiling fan. Heat-convection fans fueled by alcohol, oil, or kerosene were common around the turn of the 20th century.

First American Fans

Apr 17, 1890

The first American fans were made from around the late 1890s to the early 1920s, when domestic electric fans were first sold in America.

Blades of Metal

Oct 1, 1974

This is a fan from the year 1974 and it is when they had to hook them or get up and turn them on because they didnt have a remote.

Walter K. Boyd

Jul 17, 1998

In 1998, Walter K. Boyd invented the HVLS ceiling fan.

Dyson

Apr 17, 2012

Dyson makes the bladeless fan for offices and any large space that needs colling off. It sucks air through the bottom to push out than the blade fans giving more satisfaction.