Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 147, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1917 — Coin Works Electric Fan. [ARTICLE]

Coin Works Electric Fan.

There is now on the market an electrle fan wh Ichca nbe operated only by placing a coin in its slot, whereupon it operates for a certain length of time, according to the amount of current which the owner desires to supply for the money paid, says the Scientific American. When a coin is dropped into the slot a clock mechanism is wound up in the base of the fan. For a nickle, for instance, the fan may operate one hour, either constantly or intermittently, according to the wishes of the user. Several cpins can be dropped in at one time, Insuring several hours’ use of the fan.