Fanimation Antique Fan Museum
Overview
The Fanimation Antique Fan Museum contains more than 450 antique ceiling and desk fans with over 140 manufactures represented.Contact Information
10983 Bennett ParkwayZionville, Indiana 46077
United States
Description
Fanimation has a two pronged approach in bringing product into the market place. First are its original designs and secondly reintroducing antique fans with modern safety and control features; this approach has placed Fanimation in a league of its own but as you might image, it's the antique fans that lead to a museum. Some years ago, Tom Frampton an avid antique fan collector joined the Antique Fan Collectors Association (AFCA). The AFCA membership has operated a museum since 1997 displaying fans on loan by the membership; this museum was hosted by Vornado Fan Co. in Wichita Kansas. Last year the need to relocate the museum became apparent, and Fanimation made the offer to house it at its facility here in Zionsville. The move and set-up have taken nearly a year but July 23, 2009 saw it open. The museum houses some 450 antique fans some dating to the early 1880's. Tom's own unique collection of fans, are now part of the museum collection as hundreds of antique advertising style hand fans and other memorabilia.