Brand: Casablanca
Model: Panama 5
This is a 50" Casablanca Panama 5 ceiling fan in the Bright Brass finish, shown with a set of Hi-Gloss Antique Oak blades and an F. Fabbian KG3RA "Calipso" light kit. The model number is 12B2T and the serial number reads HB10736 which dates this fan to have been manufactured August 10th, 1992; the 736th fan produced that day. This fan features it's original Inteli-Touch control system, utilizing a W-11 wall control.
A brass Panama alone is perhaps one of the most common older Casablanca models you can run across. With it's versatile styling and trendy brass finish of it's time, it was a best seller, and even today, 30 years later, there is no short supply of Bright Brass Panamas. In an effort to spice this fan up I’ve added an F. Fabbian "Calipso" light kit, a unique 3-light fixture that Casablanca offered for a short time between 1997 to 2000. As far as I know, the Calipso light kit was only offered in a brass finish and had the choice of white shades or almond shades, as shown in the video. This light kit was also offered with both 3-lights and 5-lights. The fan was originally a Gallery Edition fan, the "B" in the model number signifies that this fan originally came with a set of Antique Oak blades, which were severely warped when I received it. So technically the light kit is not period correct and the blades do not correspond to the model number but.. eh, it looks good!
Overall the fan performs as well as any other K-55 Casablanca from that era. Aside from a slight wobble, the bearings are silent, the original electronics work flawlessly and the air movement is great.
To see this fan in the 4 blade configuration, check out the video below:
• Casablanca “Panama 5” ...
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24 авг 2024
