nterestingly, like the lady’s hand bag, hand fans were also a part of the lady’s outfit and she carried it wherever she went. Did you know that the hand fan was a medium of secret communications in the public. Symbolic communications. Notorious too. It did say all. From Hello, How are you to I love you, Are you free tonight; my spouse is not in town, etc. What more. The medium was in vogue right from palaces, home gatherings to institutional meetings, shopping areas and street corners.

With the inventions of Electricity and the table top models of fan, the manufacturer probably made small and tiny models, hoping that the woman would carry it along like her good old hand fans. Well, he was not far from his thinking. Even to this day, there are some who carry battery operated hand fans.

This model is manufactured by GEC, THE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY in 1930 under the production No.  BS. 380 – 1930. Needless to say, it is registered in Britain, with the design No. 860960. The fan is unique and therefore catalogued with the No. VI762. The Fan operates with 220/ 230 voltage and in A.C. 40/50 cycles and 35 WATTS. Obviously it is another “Made In England Fan”.

This leather winged table fan is sourced from Yercaud and belonged to Rev Bro. Ferdinand Madore C.S.C and is said to be gifted to him by Ms. Florence Tate, his neighbor, with a note that it originally belonged to one Ms. Charlotte of Banintree.  It was gifted to her husband Mr. Tate, for helping her to acquire electrical connection to her estate. Yet another left-behind of Henrietta Charlotte Rosario (1857 – 1940).