Description: Being offered from a recent local estate is this unusual Early 1900's Antique Fidelity Electric Company Variable Speed Motor With Reversing, made in Lancaster PA. This double shafted motor is a very early Jewelry Polishing Machine, and is 100% functional, with variable speed in both forward and reverse! It is 100% original, including gold pinstriping! HISTORY OF THE FIDELITY ELECTRIC COMPANY: In 1895, J. P. Williams & Co. got a contract to make fans, including the motors, during spring and summer; the rest of the year they made electric motors for other uses. Their fan lineup consisted of the "Globe" model, and then its successor, the "Paragon". In 1898 the George C. Towle Manufacturing Co. was incorporated to manufacture the Paragon fans and motors. The name Paragon Fan & Motor Co. was somehow in the mix as well but its relationship to the Towle company is not understood. In any event, in 1899 the Paragon Fan & Motor Co. was purchased by General Incandescent Arc Light Co., and relocated to New York; the Towle company remained in Lancaster. In late 1903 the George C. Towle Manufacturing Co. was renamed to the Fidelity Electric Co. The company survived until 1991, when it was acquired by Marathon Inc. Please refer to the pictures for details as to condition, and what's included.
Price: 249 USD
Location: Denver, Colorado
End Time: 2025-01-11T01:02:22.000Z
Shipping Cost: 49 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Fidelity Electric Company
Type: Polishing Motor
Material: Cast Iron
