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HL70

Desk Fan
1971 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Braun (manufacturer)
Reinhold Weiss (designer)
Jurgen Greubel (designer)
Place of origin
Marktheidenfeld (made)

Desk fan, a vertical cylindrical body of orange plastic, the electric motor housed in the lower half, the top a series of angled vanes between two discs which rotate to move the air; at the back a transparent semi circular acrylic shield to direct the airflow which is attached to the main body at the mid point. The on/off button, a black circular rocker switch at the base, flanked by two horizontal slots for ventilation. The base has two semicircular black synthetic pads to add stability. A black flex extends from the back.

Object details

Categories
Electrical Appliances
Metalwork
Personal Accessories
Plastic
Product Design
Object type
Desk fan
TitleHL70 (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Plastic casing, metal, machine parts
Plastic
Injection Moulding
Brief description
Desk fan, plastic casing, Germany, Marktheidenfeld, made by Braun A.G., designed by Reinhold Weiss and Jürgen Greubel, 1971.
Physical description
Desk fan, a vertical cylindrical body of orange plastic, the electric motor housed in the lower half, the top a series of angled vanes between two discs which rotate to move the air; at the back a transparent semi circular acrylic shield to direct the airflow which is attached to the main body at the mid point. The on/off button, a black circular rocker switch at the base, flanked by two horizontal slots for ventilation. The base has two semicircular black synthetic pads to add stability. A black flex extends from the back.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15cm
  • Width: 9cm
Style
Modernist
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • Braun (On the transparent screen)
  • Braun AG 220V ~ / 50 Hz / 14W
  • Type: 4550 Made in Germany
  • Manufacturer's symbols (On the base)
Object history
Product code XOM-211981
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
CIRC.342-1974

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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