- GE's 8th Oscillator Don Eckerson 16' BB/SC Form AC-1 Cat. World's Fair Fan Cat. 55x161 circa 1933 Austin Ko World's Fair Fan 1933 Betsy.
- There are some copies of a GE Supply Parts of Electric Fans dated May 1923 that indicate the Form letters for various models. 'Parts of A-C and D-C. 12-inch, oscillating, 1913 design and non-oscillating 1913, 1914 and 1915 design electric fans, Form P construction'.
- Your fan would be from 1930, possibly from 1931 also and is the first GE model like that with aluminum blades replacing the previous brass blades up through 1929. The FORM is what is used to date GE fans if the Form letter is present on the tag.
To determine the age of your appliance, use your serial number (not model number) to find date of manufacture. Our serial numbers begin with two letters followed by six numbers. The 2 letters at the beginning of the serial number tell you the month and year it was made. Where is my model and serial number located?
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The first letter identifies the month
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The second letter identifies the year
The corresponding letters for months and years are in the chart below. For example, if the serial number begins with the letters 'GA,' the appliance age is April of 2001.
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The letter that corresponds with the year (2nd digit) rotates approximately every 10 years, so some serial numbers may correspond with different years. For example, a serial number of AD could be January 2002 or January 2014.
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If you are still unsure of the year of manufacture, Contact Us with your model and serial number for further assistance.
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Letter |
Month (first letter) |
Years (second letter) |
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A |
January |
2013, 2001, 1989, 1977, 1944 |
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B |
1945 |
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C |
-- |
1946 |
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D |
February |
2014, 2002, 1990, 1978, 1947 |
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E |
-- |
1969, 1948 |
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F |
March |
2015, 2003, 1991, 1979, 1949 |
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G |
April |
2016, 2004, 1992, 1980, 1950 |
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H |
May |
2017, 2005, 1993, 1981, 1951 |
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J |
-- |
1952 |
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K |
-- |
1953 |
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L |
June |
2018, 2006, 1994, 1982, 1970, 1954 |
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July |
2019, 2007, 1995, 1983, 1971, 1955 |
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N |
-- |
1972, 1956 |
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P |
-- |
1973, 1957 |
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R |
August |
2020, 2008, 1996, 1984, 1972, 1958 |
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S |
September |
2009, 1997, 1985, 1973, 1959 |
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T |
October |
2010, 1998, 1986, 1974, 1960 |
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V |
November |
2011, 1999, 1987, 1975 |
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Z |
December |
2012, 2000, 1988, 1976 |
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AY |
-- |
1965 |
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BZ |
-- |
1966 |
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CA |
-- |
1967 |
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DB |
-- |
1968 |
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VU |
-- |
1961 |
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WV |
-- |
1962 |
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XW |
-- |
1963 |
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YX |
-- |
1964 |
Vintage Ge Fan Identification
For information on old RCA appliances, see RCA Appliance Age or Manufacture Date.