She is very well made, with clean lines..a real made in Texas Beauty.She is very well made, with clean lines..a real made in Texas Beauty.

The Mathes Cooler Fans were all built to last, and last.The Mathes Cooler Fans were all built to last, and last.

Top of the line model. This is truly a great Mathes Fan. Congregation on saving this American Made treasure.Top of the line model. This is truly a great Mathes Fan. Congregation on saving this American Made treasure.

A true make in Texas all American made Treasure.A true make in Texas all American made Treasure.

Jim said: "It works great and looks good in our living room. We use it to escort the cool air out of the family room into the kitchen when we're cooking."Jim said: "It works great and looks good in our living room. We use it to escort the cool air out of the family room into the kitchen when we're cooking."

The All American Way to cool a home was with a Mathes Cooler Fan made in Texas.The All American Way to cool a home was with a Mathes Cooler Fan made in Texas.

A very nice speed control on the Mathes Cooler model 492. They just do not make fans like this awesome cooler anymore. She is a real beauty. A very nice speed control on the Mathes Cooler model 492. They just do not make fans like this awesome cooler anymore. She is a real beauty.

Mathes Cooler model 492 a very nice fan for her day!Mathes Cooler model 492 a very nice fan for her day!

The photo below is of a very nice Mathes Cooler Fan with wooden slates.The photo below is of a very nice Mathes Cooler Fan with wooden slates.

Rayelenn Sparks Casey of Lancaster Pennsylvania remembers the Mathes cooler fan of her childhood: “When I was a child, my mother used to buy a bale of hay and tie it somehow to the fan which she stood in the window backwards, sucking air in from the outside. She used to go out and pour buckets of water on the bale of hay, and run the fan backwards to get some cooler air into the sultry hot rooms at night….. Pre-air-conditioning….” Thank you Rayelenn for sharing; Your mother was a wise person to do this because it really does work very nicely in hot summer days. . In the early days the Curtis Mathes Plants at Athens, Dallas, and Houston were cooled by huge Mathes Fans in a manner similar to what your mother did. But the cooling towers were made of wood and water was dripped down on the wooden sides of the towers from which the fans would pull the water cooled air into the plants.Rayelenn Sparks Casey of Lancaster Pennsylvania remembers the Mathes cooler fan of her childhood: “When I was a child, my mother used to buy a bale of hay and tie it somehow to the fan which she stood in the window backwards, sucking air in from the outside. She us...

This wonderful Mathes cooler in the photo below has variable speed control, like a dimmer switch, no clicks in the switch knob, very nice adjustments. She has smooth variable speed control. This is model # 492 and is a really nice example of a Mathes Cooler. She measures 18 inches wide.This wonderful Mathes cooler in the photo below has variable speed control, like a dimmer switch, no clicks in the switch knob, very nice adjustments. She has smooth variable speed control. This is model # 492 and is a really nice example of a Mathes Cooler. She meas...

The photo below is a really good example the the Model number # 532, it is a 1.35amp with 4 speeds. The cabinet is mahogany. A Cadillac among fans in its day, this one still evidences of that fact by how incredibly smooth and solid this Mathes Cooler runs after 55 or more years of service. The switch in nice and tight, and all four speeds work well. I real made in Texas classic, not like the cheap made in China junk you find today. The photo below is a really good example the the Model number # 532, it is a 1.35amp with 4 speeds. The cabinet is mahogany. A Cadillac among fans in its day, this one still evidences of that fact by how incredibly smooth and solid this Mathes Cooler runs after 55 or...

The four photos below are of Alison Thompson Beautiful Mathes Cooler Fan.The four photos below are of Alison Thompson Beautiful Mathes Cooler Fan.

Above is the front and below is the back.Above is the front and below is the back.

Photo below is of an antique brown Mathes Cooler fan on four legs, she has front fins that move in the direction that you need. You can also set the fan on a table without the legs or you can have it standing. The fan does work like the day she was made!!Photo below is of an antique brown Mathes Cooler fan on four legs, she has front fins that move in the direction that you need. You can also set the fan on a table without the legs or you can have it standing. The fan does work like the day she was made!!