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The recent prolonged spell of hot, humid weather caused a rush on fan sales, with some shops even selling out as locals endeavoured to stay cool. However, Richard Smallfield of Leigh had no such concerns – he knew he could rely on his trusty Frost electric fan that he believes dates back to the 1930s.
“The fan belonged to my grandmother. She died in 1980 and it was an old fan then,” he says.
“I remember seeing it as a kid; everything she had was old and of earlier eras.”
Although there is no actual date of manufacture on the metal fan, which was made by H. Frost of Walsall, England, research by Richard reveals it to be a 1930s design, and different to fans made by the same company in later decades.
“It hasn’t even got an on and off switch, you just plug it in. It’s very effective,” he says. “It’s still going strong – unlike countless new ones, which have come and gone.”
